Heroes

Last surviving German honored for saving Jews during the Holocaust.

Women accomplish amazing things every day, and that’s always worth celebrating. But in March, we take special notice of women’s achievements as we observe Women’s History Month.   Women’s History Month is more than …

Farnes was a sergeant during the battle, later promoted several times until he was wing commander as the war ended.

Don Howison was a U.S. Navy veteran who was the last living officer of the USS Indianapolis and the oldest remaining survivor of the World War II torpedo attack and subsequent …

No matter what challenges came their way, these women persisted.

John Moon was believed to be the oldest known surviving veteran of Iwo Jima.

Francis Currey was one of the last living World War II veterans who received the prestigious Medal of Honor, awarded to him for his valor during the Battle of the Bulge. …

Leslie Edwards was one of the last remaining Tuskegee Airmen, the African-American pilots who served in the U.S. military during World War II.

Lauren Bruner was a U.S. Navy veteran who was aboard the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor when it was attacked on December 7, 1941.

After engine and hydraulic failure, he helped guide his DC-10 to a miraculous emergency landing.