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Medal of Honor: Andre C. Lucas – Vietnam War, July 23, 1970
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Medal of Honor: Andre C. Lucas – Vietnam War, July 23, 1970

Hell on the Hilltop: The Final Stand of Lt. Col. Andre C. Lucas at FSB Ripcord

Medal of Honor: Tibor Rubin – Korean War, July 23, 1950
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Medal of Honor: Tibor Rubin – Korean War, July 23, 1950

One-Man Army: The Unbreakable Valor of Corporal Tibor Rubin. In July 1950, as American forces fell back to the Pusan Perimeter under relentless North Korean assault, Corporal Rubin volunteered to cover the retreat of his company alone.

Medal of Honor: Ray E. Eubanks – World War II, July 23, 1944
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Medal of Honor: Ray E. Eubanks – World War II, July 23, 1944

With fearless determination, he pushed his men to within 30 yards of the enemy line before enemy fire stalled the advance. Ordering his men to hold their fire and position, Eubanks and two scouts crept forward through a shallow depression.

Medal of Honor: George W. G. Boyce Jr. – World War II, July 23, 1944
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Medal of Honor: George W. G. Boyce Jr. – World War II, July 23, 1944

He Threw Himself on the Grenade: The Sacrifice of George W. G. Boyce Jr.

Inferno Aboard the USS Pittsburgh, Medal of Honor: Willis Winter Bradley Jr. / Ora Graves
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Inferno Aboard the USS Pittsburgh, Medal of Honor: Willis Winter Bradley Jr. / Ora Graves

In the predawn hours of July 23, 1917, as the armored cruiser USS Pittsburgh steamed toward Buenos Aires during World War I, a routine task aboard ship turned instantly catastrophic.

Medal of Honor: Leonard Foster Mason – World War II, July 22, 1944
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Medal of Honor: Leonard Foster Mason – World War II, July 22, 1944

Despite being shot multiple times in the arm and shoulder, he pushed forward with grim determination. Reaching the rear of the Japanese position, he was struck again by a deadly burst of machine-gun fire.

Medal of Honor: Luther Skaggs Jr. – World War II, July 22, 1944
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Medal of Honor: Luther Skaggs Jr. – World War II, July 22, 1944

A grenade exploded in his foxhole, shattering Skaggs' lower leg. Bleeding, alone, and in agony, he fashioned a tourniquet, braced himself in the crater, and kept firing.

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