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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Tech. Sgt. Peter Dalessandro
By valiantly fighting his way through Europe and surviving as a prisoner of war, Army Tech. Sgt. Peter Joseph Dalessandro became one of the most highly decorated soldiers of World War II. When he started a career as a state…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pfc. Dirk Vlug
During World War II, Army Pfc. Dirk John Cornelius Vlug singlehandedly went up against five enemy tanks during the liberation of the Philippines, and miraculously, he won. The modest Midwesterner’s brazen actions allowed his…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Ray McKibben
On his third deployment to Vietnam, Army Sgt. Ray McKibben went after the enemy on numerous occasions when his unit was unable to do so themselves. McKibben didn’t survive his tour of duty, but his courage and dedication to…
Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William Windrich
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. William Gordon Windrich was only in Korea for a short time, but the skills he’d honed during World War II helped him lead his cold, dirty and disheveled comrades to freedom during one of the most…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Lt. Col. Edward Silk
When Army Lt. Col. Edward A. Silk realized that his platoon wasn’t going to put a dent in the enemy positions firing at them in France during World War II, he went on a one-man rampage to take the guns out himself.…
Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Pfc. Richard Kraus
Marine Corps Pfc. Richard Edward Kraus had only been overseas for three months during World War II when he gave his life to save his fellow Marines. For making the ultimate sacrifice, the 19-year-old received a posthumous…
ICE Partners with Oklahoma Highway Patrol to Capture 120 illegal aliens, 91 driving with CDL Licenses
OKLAHOMA CITY — From Sept. 22-25, ICE officers joined the Oklahoma Highway Patrol for a three-day special emphasis operation to disrupt criminal activity and threats to public safety along I-40 in western Oklahoma through…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army 1st Lt. Frank Luke Jr.
Aviation was in its infancy during World War I, but Army 1st Lt. Frank Luke Jr. took to it like a duck to water. Earning the nickname the “Arizona Balloon Buster” for the high number of enemy observation balloons he shot…
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