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He shouted battlefield orders in a bellow that rattled the Halls of Montezuma.  He thrived on combat until he became a legend to his troops—the toughest fighting man in the whole United States Marine Corps. And when he was retired in 1955 as a lieutenant general, he was the most decorated man in Marine Corps history.  Here is the story of the most courageous warrior and legendary Marine of them all - General Lewis “Chesty” Puller.  

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 It was the men from the Coast Guard who piloted those small Higgins boats, transporting Marines and soldiers from ship to shore during famous amphibious assaults like Guadalcanal and D-Day in Normandy.    And out of those two hundred thirty thousand servicemen who served on both oceans in World War Two, only one Coast Guard member earned America’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor.     

This is the amazing story of Douglas Munro.

Army brass understood the importance of mail and decided to send in a special unit to fix this morale busting problem.  Enter the 6 Triple 8 Central Postal Directory Battalion, a group of all Black female soldiers with the motto, “No Mail, Low Morale.”  By the time the 6888th completed their mission and left France in March 1946, they had exceeded all expectations.  And because of their success, it opened up the doors for other Black women in the Army and other military services.

During the last days of World War Two in Europe, a clandestine American military operation was formed in a race for Germany's secret aviation technology.   It was called Operation LUSTY.  Its mission  - retrieval of Germany’s advanced aeronautical technology and world-class scientists.     Major General Hal Watson and his team, called Watson’s Whizzers, were responsible for recovering German airplane technology right after World War Two.  Watson’s role in Operation LUSTY helped to accelerate America’s jet plane programs and changed the look of the United States Air Force. 

What do these four people have in common?
A Civil War Drummer boy
A suffragette and doctor of medicine
A son of a US President
A Kentucky Farm boy.

  All four earned the Medal of Honor, the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration.  We share four amazing stories of bravery and valor from our nation’s heroes who have earned the Medal of Honor.  

By the end of his military career, he was the most decorated Marine in U.S. history, having received not one but TWO medals of honor.  After his service in the Marines, he became an outspoken critic of U.S. wars and wrote a scathing book called “War is a Racket.”  Oh, by the way, he also exposed an alleged fascist coup to remove President Franklin D Roosevelt from office and overthrow the U.S. government.  

This is the story of Major General Smedley D. Butler!