Posts tagged: Congressional Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor winner Florent Groberg stands at attention in his Army uniform, with the blue ribbon of the Medal of Honor around his neck

Medal of Honor Winner Florent Groberg Is Married

November 24, 2018 | By Fritz Holznagel

Vows — the weekly wedding section of The New York Times — is always good for an unusual courtship story, a meet-cute or even a few tears. This week it …..

Pappy Boyington Was Born 99 Years Ago

December 4, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

If he’d waited a few days he could have been born on December 7th, Pearl Harbor Day. Which would have been fitting. 

“This Is the Stuff of Which Heroes Are Made”

July 12, 2011 | By Fritz Holznagel

Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry received the Congressional Medal of Honor today from President Barack Obama. From the official citation:  “Instantly realizing the danger, Staff Sergeant Petry, unhesitatingly and with …..