medal of honor

"[Presents the] narrative of [Morris Brown Jr.,] a young Civil War soldier, as told though his letters from the battlefield"--Provided by publisher.

"The men of the 77th Infantry Division couldn't fathom why Private Desmond T. Doss would venture into the horrors of World War II without a single weapon to defend himself. They called him a coward, but the soft-spoken medic insisted that his mission was to heal, not kill. Herndon shares the story of how Doss became the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor"--OCLC.

Briefly examines the life of Desmond Doss, a Christian man who was at first ridiculed for his refusal to carry a weapon into war during World War II. However, on Okinawa, Desmond showed bravery nonetheless by carrying his wounded comrades to safety and won the Congressional Medal of Honor.

In April 1972, SEAL Lieutenant Tom Norris risked his life to rescue two American airmen who were shot down behind North Vietnamese enemy lines, a feat for which he would be awarded the Medal of Honor. Six months later he was sent on a special reconnaissance mission where he would be severely wounded. SEAL Petty Officer Mike Thornton, under heavy fire, fought his way back to Norris's embattled position to rescue his officer. Mike Thornton also received a Medal of Honor. This is the only time in modern history that the Medal of Honor has been awarded in a combat action to one soldier for saving the life of another Medal recipient.

"[A] first-hand account of the Battle of Keating, told by Clinton Romesha, who spearheaded both the defense of the outpost and the counter-attack that drove the Taliban back beyond the wire, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions"--From Penguin Random House website.

In the mid-1880s, the first black regiments of the US Army were nicknamed buffalo soldiers by Native Americans, a name that stuck.

A biography of Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy, who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic actions battling Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan. Describes Murphy's life on New York's Long Island and how he developed into a man who would sacrifice his life for his comrades. Discusses the effect of his death in 2005 on his tight-knit family as they learned more about Operation Red Wings in which he lost his life.

Looks at some of the men and women who were recipients of the Medal of Honor.