After years of wanting to see it, after all the stories my old squad leader had told me, all the reading, and the privilege of talking to some of the battles survivors; I was about to go stand on the cliffs of Point Du Hoc…

Commemorating the unique sacrifices from Americans around the country and around the world, the Hero of the Week column is our tribute to their sacrifices and honorable actions.

Sitting in the front row of the UWC Fights in Fairfax, Virginia this past Saturday, I couldn’t help but think that this was the kind of day that we envisioned…

My heart dropped when the “breaking news” chime on my computer went off. The headline read “Airliner Crashes Into Hudson River.” If I was amazed after the seeing the headline

During the 1972 North Vietnamese Easter Offensive, it didn’t seem that far fetched an order for Captain John Ripley. He was in charge of a 600-man unit, composed mostly of South Vietnamese soldiers

If you will please refer to the official Ranger Up Charter the only thing we despise more than the French are unpatriotic Americans. Simply put: the French (particularly the Parisians) suck donkey balls

He enlisted into the Army on the very first day he could, his 17th birthday. That was how badly Ross McGinnis wanted to be a soldier.

The rules of war, as set up by the Geneva Convention, state clearly that medical personnel are protected. They are not supposed to be shot at while doing their job on the battlefield.

He’s worth 4.4 billion dollars. When you reach that point of business and financial success there isn’t much in this world you can’t do. Private jets, mansion, you name it Ross Perot can have it- at the snap of his fingers.

The applause surprised me. Speaking at my college commencement ceremony I’d expected a reaction when I made fun of one of the economic professors, not the partial standing ovation I got…

When the loss of his fingers prevented him from pursing his passion of playing the saxophone, he simply found a new one by forming Merlin’s Miracles, a charity to help young children that were victims

Lance Corporal Matt Croucher knew instantly he was in trouble, he’d felt his foot hit the trip wire. While patrolling in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, LCpl Croucher and members of his

The sniper’s bullet tore right through his kneecap, destroying the joint. Like all Marines, his first thought was to make sure his fellow Marines were ok – and to return fire.

One of my favorite scenes in all of cinematic history is when the older version of James Ryan is in front of Cpt. Miller’s grave at the end of Saving Private Ryan.