Please excuse me adding a bit of my opinion in this otherwise factual account. In 1890, the Lakota Sioux had hit rock bottom just 14 years after their famous victory at the Little Big Horn. The buffalo had been almost killed into extinction and miners and settlers were encroaching Read more
Ruben Rivers was born in Oklahoma in 1921. He was half Cherokee, half African American. He graduated from high school and then went to work with a railroad. When America entered WWII, he and his two brothers enlisted in the Army. After facing discrimination in training, he joined the Read more
There have been 3,515 Medals of Honor awarded since its inception in the Civil War. All of the recipients were brave men (and one woman). If we were to rank their acts, William Deane Hawkins would be in the top 10%. Hawkins was born on April 9, 1919. At Read more
Today is Medal of Honor Day in honor of the award instituted on this day by Pres. Lincoln in 1861. There have been over 3,500 recipients. Here are some interesting facts: 1. It is simply called the Medal of Honor, not the Congressional Medal of Honor. There are three versions Read more