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This Marine sniper left Vietnam with 103 confirmed kills
"It was the ultimate hunting trip: a man hunting another man who was hunting me."
By Jon Simkins
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They ‘weren’t going to get beat that day’ — the Medal of Honor recipients who held COP Keating against all odds
It was the first time a single engagement resulted in two Medals of Honor since the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993.
By Jon Simkins
He received a Medal of Honor, 2 Silver Stars, 6 Bronze Stars, and 8 Purple Hearts en route to 115 confirmed kills
Of his 115 confirmed kills, 22 came in a single day.
By Jon Simkins
Good blood: Machine gunner killed nearly 100 before falling to a banzai charge
Goodblood received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions.
By Jon Simkins
‘Puerto Rican Rambo’ went on over 200 combat missions in Vietnam
He would deploy five times to Vietnam between 1961 and 1970.
By Jon Simkins
This sergeant became the first woman in the US Army to earn a Silver Star for combat valor
Hester personally killed three enemies to her front in close-quarter combat.
By Jon Simkins