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Wednesday, October 15th
Jack H. Jacobs
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Thomas G. Kelley
It was the worst possible time to break down. On June 15, 1969, Lt. Thomas G. Kelley was leading a column of eight Navy river assault craft along the rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta. But only moments after one of the carriers broke down, unable to move, it came under heavy fire from the bank of the river. They needed time to fix the problem. Kelley saw no choice; he moved his own craft between the stricken carrier and the Viet Cong, directly into the line of fire.
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Bruce P. Crandall
He is the most recent living recipient of America's highest award for military valor. In a ceremony at the White House in 2007, more than 41 years after his incredible exploits as a pilot in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam, a legend in Army aviation received the Medal of Honor: Bruce Crandall.
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
James E. Livingston
In one ferocious battle after another, without a moment’s rest between the defense of a key bridge and an assault on an enemy-held village, Echo Company had lost almost two-thirds of its Marines. But when another company of Marines radioed in desperate need of help, one relentless leader drove Echo forward again to answer the call: Medal of Honor recipient James E. Livingston.
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Brian M. Thacker
One soldier had to stay behind. The small observation team at Fire Base 6 was under heavy fire and vastly outnumbered, and two helicopters were shot down trying to rescue them. As the enemy gathered for a final assault, the young officer sent his men ahead, down the long ridge that led to safety, and prepared to cover their retreat – alone.
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Hershel "Woody" Williams
Five foot six was too short for the Marines in the fall of 1942, and barely tall enough a few months later; on the island of Iwo Jima, with the American forces taking heavy casualties and unable to advance beyond the beach, five foot six was a towering height.
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2007
Walter D. Ehlers
Leadership came naturally to the young Kansas native, newly promoted to Staff Sergeant on the eve of the landing at Normandy. He had, after all, a perfect model: his older brother Roland, who would be landing with the second wave, right behind him.
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Patrick H. Brady
For all of the money and development hours that go into best-selling video games, the virtual world still hasn't caught up with what Patrick Brady did with a real-life medevac helicopter in Chu Lai, Vietnam – amazing feats that earned him the nation’s highest combat award, the Medal of Honor.
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Thursday, September 13th, 2007
Allen J. Lynch
To his fellow soldiers, Illinois native Allen Lynch is a hero; to the enemy force that ambushed his battalion in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, he was a nightmare.
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Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Roger Donlon
Roger Donlon served 32 years of his life in uniform rising to the rank of colonel. A leader in so many ways, he was the first Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War, the first Green Beret to receive such recognition. He will visit the Pritzker Military Library for a special presentation of the Medal of Honor Series with Ed Tracy.
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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Ronald E. Rosser
In the bitter cold of January 1952, then-Army Corporal Ronald E. Rosser of Roseville, Ohio, earned the nation’s highest award while serving as a forward observer for L Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, during the Korean War. Rosser single-handedly charged enemy bunkers with only an M-2 carbine and some hand grenades, killing at least 13 Chinese defenders while under fire near Ponggilli, Korea. During his unit’s withdrawal from the hotly contested objective, Rosser also helped move casualties to the rear despite being wounded by grenade fragments. Rosser, who retired from the Army with the rank of Sergeant First Class, will be sharing his story and experiences in a special Medal of Honor series interview, with host Ed Tracy.
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
Leo K. Thorsness
While on a “Wild Weasel” surface-to-air missile suppression mission over North Vietnam on April 19, 1967, then-Maj. Thorsness did the unthinkable. Realizing a search and rescue mission was being threatened by approaching enemy MIG fighter; he turned his heavy U.S. Air Force F-105 fighter-bomber and quickly destroyed the enemy aircraft. He then maintained his position, providing cover for the rescue, in spite of being out of fuel. Eleven days later, just three missions short of returning home, Thorsness was shot down and was captured. He spent the next six years suffering in North Vietnamese POW prisons, and was awarded the Medal of Honor shortly after his release in 1973.
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Thomas J. Hudner Jr.
On December 4, 1950, Lt. Thomas J. Hudner Jr. was flying a ground support mission in his F4U Corsair as the wingman to Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the Navy's first African-American aviator. These two aviators - one white, the other black - came from vastly different backgrounds and experiences, but both shared a common mission - supporting American Marines and Soldiers conducting a fighting retreat from the Chosin Reservoir. Suddenly, enemy fire struck Brown's Corsair, and his plane crashed into a mountain in the bitter cold of the North Korean winter.
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Thursday, January 18th, 2007
Harvey C. "Barney" Barnum, Jr.
His commanding officer lay mortally wounded. The radio operator was dead. The enemy had the Marines of the rifle company pinned down and isolated. He had to make decisions and take actions that would be with him for the rest of his life.
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Thursday, November 16th, 2006
WWII Museum; New Orleans, LA
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Thursday, November 9th, 2006
Michael Thornton & Thomas Norris
The Pritzker Military Library's Medal of Honor Series, in association with the Chicago Humanities Festival, hosted two U.S. Navy Seals who received the nation's highest military award for valor for extraordinary action in Vietnam - one for saving the life of the other.
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Thursday, July 27th, 2006
Robert L. Howard
Colonel Howard served five tours in Vietnam and is the only soldier in our nation's history to be nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor three times for three separate actions within a thirteen-month period.
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Thursday, June 15th 2006
George "Bud" Day
George E. "Bud" Day is the nation's most highly decorated soldier since General Douglas MacArthur. In a military career spanning 34 years and 3 wars, Day received nearly 70 decorations and awards of which more than 50 are for combat.
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Thursday, March 16th 2006
Paul Bucha
In March 1968, in the weeks following the Tet Offensive, Captain Bucha and his company found themselves surrounded and cutoff by a North Vietnamese Army battalion. In the days that followed, Bucha lead an extraordinary offensive against overwhelming odds to combat the enemy and in so doing received the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor.
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Thursday, January 12th 2006
Gary L. Littrell
In April 1970, while serving as an Infantry advisor in Vietnam , Sergeant Littrell was thrust in to command of a battalion of South Vietnamese Rangers in defending their position. His extraordinary actions over the next four days in leading operations in the face of overwhelming odds earned him the nation's highest military honor and are featured in the book Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty.
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Thursday, October 27th 2005
Wesley L. Fox
COL Fox retired from the Marine Corps in 1993 after forty-three years of distinguished service. In addition to the Medal of Honor, he received two awards of the Legion of Merit, a Bronze Star with Combat V, three awards of the Purple Heart and numerous commendations. From 1993 until his retirement in 2001, Fox served as deputy commandant of cadets at Virginia Tech.
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Wednesday, March 2nd 2005
Sammy Davis
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty. Sgt. Davis (then Pfc.) distinguished himself during the early morning hours while serving as a cannoneer with Battery C, at a remote fire support base.
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Wednesday, June 16th 2004
Drew Dix
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Staff Sergeant Dix distinguished himself by exceptional heroism while serving as a unit adviser.
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Wednesday, April 14th 2004
Allen J. Lynch
Awarded with the Medal of Honor by the United States Congress for daring, unselfish acts of bravery in Vietnam, Allen J. Lynch tells a captivating, "room silencing" tale of his Vietnam experience in a stirring and educational presentation.
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Wednesday, March 3rd 2004
Jack H. Jacobs
1st Lt. Jack Jacobs was an advisor to a Vietnamese infantry battalion when it came under devastating fire that disabled the commander. Although wounded himself, Jacobs took command, withdrew the unit to safety and returned again and again under intense fire to rescue the wounded and perform life-saving first aid. He saved the lives of a U.S. advisor and 13 allied soldiers.
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