{"id":4346,"date":"2023-03-26T15:48:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T19:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/?p=4346"},"modified":"2023-03-27T08:39:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T12:39:05","slug":"the-history-of-the-medal-of-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-michael.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/the-history-of-the-medal-of-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of the Medal of Honor"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Medal of Honor Day<\/h2>\n

\"National<\/p>\n

March 25<\/b> was established by Congress as National Medal of Honor Day to \u201cfoster public appreciation and recognition of Medal of Honor recipients.\u201d\u00a0 As of March 25, 2023, there are 3,511 recipients who have received the Medal of Honor since the Civil War and of them, there are 61 are alive one was a woman from Civil War and there is only one who was enlisted in the United States Coast Guard during World War II<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"by Matt Jackson (Author)<\/p>\n

Undaunted Valor: <\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

Medal of Honor\u00a0<\/span>Paperback <\/span>\u2013 <\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

April 10, 2020<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

Tracer fire streaked through the sky like angry bolts of lightning\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2026Metal crunched and the helicopter shook.<\/p>\n

Smoke and flames began to fill the aircraft. They were going to crash\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Major Adams flew low over the treetops in his Huey, expertly dodging enemy ground fire until his helicopter was shot down. On Firebase 6, 1st Lieutenant Brian Thacker fought desperately to provide the besieged men the time they needed to retreat. They had to get into the helicopters before they were overrun by the North Vietnamese.<\/p>\n

Will the calls for artillery fire be enough to turn the tide of this battle?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Will Lieutenant Thacker or Major Adams survive? Join Lieutenant Dan Cory as he returns to Vietnam with his old unit, flying north from Lai Khe to Dak To.<\/p>\n

Undaunted Valor<\/span>\u00a0recounts the battle that took place on Firebases 5 and 6 in Dak To that resulted in two men receiving the Medal of Honor.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt Jackson recounts some of the most intense helicopter and ground combat actions of the Vietnam war from the eyes of a man who spent two combat tours there. His accounts reveal the dedication the helicopter crews had to each other and the grunts they supported. Awarded the Silver Star for his own actions in the battle, Matt brings realism to this long-forgotten battle that continues to play out in the minds of those who fought it.<\/p>\n

If you love heart-pounding action, visceral battles, and true tales of heroism, grab your copy of\u00a0<\/span>Undaunted Valor<\/span><\/a>\u00a0today.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n