Just a few days after turning 100, Tony Battaglia shared his recollections as a U.S. Army medic serving in the embattled Aleutian Islands during World War II. "It was a long time ago," the Honesdale ...
James "Jimmy" Twedt, a 17-year-old from Roland, Iowa, was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Twedt, a Navy corpsman, was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his ...
Master Sgt. Charles Norman Shay was a combat medic with the Army’s 1st Infantry Division who fought on D-Day at Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. His legacy as a medic, warrior and tireless advocate ...
Somewhere in South Korea, Jan. 26, 1957: Medics of Medical Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division treat a “wounded” soldier in the field. The medics participated in a field training ...
The ending of Hacksaw Ridgeis a brilliant culmination of the World War II story, yet some questions linger after the credits roll. Hacksaw Ridge was directed by Mel Gibson and stars Andrew Garfield as ...