Medal of Honor: William D. Swenson, War in Afghanistan, September 8, 2009
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Medal of Honor: William D. Swenson, War in Afghanistan, September 8, 2009

On September 8, 2009, in the narrow valley of Ganjgal, Afghanistan, Captain William D. Swenson made the choice every soldier dreads and every hero embraces: he went back into hell.

Medal of Honor: Dakota L. Meyer, War in Afghanistan, September 8, 2009
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Medal of Honor: Dakota L. Meyer, War in Afghanistan, September 8, 2009

In the steep valleys of Afghanistan, a young Marine defied overwhelming odds. Sergeant Dakota Meyer refused to leave his comrades behind.
Medal of Honor: Ernest W. Prussman, World War II, September 8, 1944
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Medal of Honor: Ernest W. Prussman, World War II, September 8, 1944

At just 19 years old, Ernest W. Prussman led his squad into the teeth of German fire in Brittany, France. What he lacked in years, he made up for in courage.
Medal of Honor: Sergeant Rodney Maxwell Davis Vietnam War, September 6, 1967
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Medal of Honor: Sergeant Rodney Maxwell Davis Vietnam War, September 6, 1967

The trenches of Quang Nam were filled with fire and chaos when Sergeant Rodney M. Davis, a son of Macon, Georgia, made the ultimate choice that would immortalize his name among the bravest of the brave.
Medal of Honor: Corporal Benito Martinez Korean War, September 6, 1952
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Medal of Honor: Corporal Benito Martinez Korean War, September 6, 1952

Corporal Benito Martinez knew what was coming. The enemy was massing for an assault against the forward listening post he manned—an isolated, exposed position ahead of the main line.
Medal of Honor: Private First Class Alford L. McLaughlin, Korean War, September 4-5, 1952
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Medal of Honor: Private First Class Alford L. McLaughlin, Korean War, September 4-5, 1952

The Korean hills at night were alive with fire, smoke, and steel. On the forward slopes, far beyond the main American line, a small combat outpost became the stage for an almost impossible stand.

Medal of Honor: Sergeant First Class Loren R. Kaufman, Korean War, September 4-5, 1950
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Medal of Honor: Sergeant First Class Loren R. Kaufman, Korean War, September 4-5, 1950

In the chaos of Korea’s brutal early months, when United Nations forces were clinging desperately to a narrow perimeter around Pusan, heroes emerged whose ferocity and willpower turned the tide of battle
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