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First Lt George Cannon, MOH Recipient

There are those who become heroes late in their careers, and those who start off with the bittersweet honor. First Lt George Cannon became the first US Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor in WWII at the attack on Sand Island in the Midway Atoll, December 7, 1941. The honor was bestowed posthumously.

George Cannon was first commissioned as a 2nd Lt in the US Army Engineers while he was at the…

Medal of Honor Recipient Marine Corps Col Wesley Fox passed into eternity on November 24 at the age of 86 in Blacksburg, VA. He spent 43 years in the Marine Corps, becoming a “mustang” – an officer who came up through the ranks from private to colonel. He did not retire until the mandatory retirement age of 62. Vietnam, Quang Tri Province On February 22, 1969, 1st Lieutenent Wesley Fox was…

MOH Recipient Wilbur Ross Passes at 94 – One More Greatest Generation Member Gone

Staff Sergeant Wilbur Ross was a Medal of Honor Recipient who is credited with holding off 9 German attacks on October 30, 1944. He passed into eternity on May 9, 2017 at the age of 94. He is one more member of the “Greatest Generation” that has been lost. But his deeds, his bravery, should be remembered. St Jacques, France, October 30, 1944 Private Wilbur Ross and his company, attached to 2nd…

Living MOH Recipient- Ty Michael Carter

MOH recipient Ty Michael Carter began his military service in the US Marine Corps in 1998. He was stationed in Okinawa as an intelligence clerk. He was sent to Primary Marksmanship Instructor school in 1999. After 4 years and two training deployments, one to San Clemente and one to Egypt for Operation Bright Star, he was honorably discharged in 2002. He decided that even with college going well,…

MOH Recipient Lt Cmdr Ernest Evans – Battle of Leyte Gulf, WWII

Lt Cmdr Ernest Evans was the Commander of the USS Johnston, a Fletcher-Class Destroyer vessel built in the Seattle-Tacoma shipyards. It was October, 1943 when he assumed command. By May of 1944, he had received the Bronze Star for action against a Japanese Submarine. But it was in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, off the Island of Samar that earned him the Medal of Honor. Samar Island A very small fleet…

MOH Recipient Richard Pittman, USMC – Remembering the Hero

When someone says a person has “balls of steel,” Medal of Honor recipients often come to mind. One in particular, Richard A. Pittman, who passed away in October of last year, is a case in point. There are many more famous names than his; people like him who have done amazing feats of valor. He served in the Vietnam War with Company I, Third Battalion, Fifth Marines near the Demilitarized Zone. He…

Navy SEAL to Receive Medal Of Honor on Monday

Navy SEAL to Receive Medal Of Honor on Monday Only 5 previous Navy SEALs in history have ever received the nation’s highest honor. On Monday, February 29, 2016, Senior Chief Petty Officer Edward C. Byers, 36, will become the 6th. It’s also the first time the Medal Of Honor will be given to a living Navy SEAL since the Vietnam war. The incident that led to the honor The mission was to rescue Dr.…