Medal of Honor, Harold A. Garman, World War II, August 25, 1944
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Medal of Honor, Harold A. Garman, World War II, August 25, 1944

“When wounded comrades were trapped in the middle of the Seine under enemy machine-gun fire, one medic dove headlong into the river. Pvt. Harold Garman swam through a storm of bullets to drag them to safety, saving lives at the cost of his own peril.”
Medal of Honor, Alvin P. Carey, World War II, August 23, 1944
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Medal of Honor, Alvin P. Carey, World War II, August 23, 1944

“On a bitter slope in Brittany, one man chose to advance alone into the storm of fire. With only his grenades and his will, Staff Sergeant Alvin Carey silenced a deadly pillbox and turned the tide of battle for his comrades.”
Medal of Honor, Marvin R. Young - Vietnam War - August 21, 1968
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Medal of Honor, Marvin R. Young - Vietnam War - August 21, 1968

Amid the chaos of Vietnam’s jungles, one young Texan made a last stand to save his brothers in arms. He fought with broken body and unyielding spirit, giving everything so others might live.
Medal of Honor, John Lucian Smith - World War II - August-September 1942
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Medal of Honor, John Lucian Smith - World War II - August-September 1942

A lone Marine fighter squadron, outnumbered and outgunned, held the skies above Guadalcanal when everything hung in the balance. At its head was a quiet Oklahoman who became an American ace legend.
Medal of Honor, Charles Hazeltine Hammann, World War I, August 21, 1918
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Medal of Honor, Charles Hazeltine Hammann, World War I, August 21, 1918

“Alone over the Adriatic, Ensign Charles Hammann risked his life to save a fellow aviator. Flying a seaplane not built to carry two men, he made a desperate landing under enemy threat and lifted his comrade to safety.”
Medal of Honor, Paul Ronald Lambers, Vietnam War, August 20, 1968
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Medal of Honor, Paul Ronald Lambers, Vietnam War, August 20, 1968

“When an entire Viet Cong battalion struck in the night, Sgt. Paul Ronald Lambers refused to yield. For five relentless hours, he fought, led, and inspired—turning certain defeat into victory and saving his platoon from annihilation.”
Medal of Honor, John D. Hawk, World War II, August 20, 1944
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Medal of Honor, John D. Hawk, World War II, August 20, 1944

“Wounded and outgunned near Chambois, France, Sgt. John D. Hawk refused to yield. Using ingenuity, raw courage, and sheer defiance, he turned himself into a ‘human aiming stake’ for American tank destroyers, breaking the German counterattack"
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