Lt. Larry L. Taylor

Lt. Larry L. Taylor

JUNE 12, 1968 | NEAR AP GO CONG, BÌNH DƯƠNG PROVINCE, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM A four-man long-range reconnaissance team saw through its night-vision scope that it was completely surrounded by hostile forces on a mission northeast of Saigon. Army attack helicopter pilot...
Marcella Hayes Ng

Marcella Hayes Ng

In her childhood town of Centralia, Missouri, Marcella Hayes Ng was a spirited tomboy, unafraid of climbing trees, engaging in tackle football with her cousins, and observing her grandfather’s skilled work on cars. Growing up, Marcella held the belief that...
Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester

Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester

Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester is a United States Army National Guard soldier who was awarded the Silver Star for her actions during an enemy ambush on her convoy in Iraq in 2005. Hester and her team were escorting a supply convoy when they were ambushed by insurgents....
The Secret Dogfight

The Secret Dogfight

Navy Lieutenant Royce Williams’ actions on November 18, 1952 are considered “one of the greatest feats in aviation history” by military experts, yet for over 50 years they were kept secret. Williams’ actions were removed from U.S. Navy and...
The USO

The USO

81 years ago The USO was created with the mission of lifting the morale of our military and nourishing support on the home front. The organization is still at work, bringing holiday spirit to service members at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, Tumon Bay in Guam, Camp...