Alexander's Column
Principled commentary from Mark Alexander, Publisher.
Profiles of Valor: CPT Eddie Rickenbacker (USA)
Know the difference between cowardice and common sense.
Profiles of Valor: PHM2C John Willis (USN)
For "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life..."
Profiles of Valor: The Roosevelts
"During every battle we would stop and father would draw out the full plan in the dust in the gutter."
Profiles of Valor: The MacArthurs
"Always there echoes and re-echoes: Duty, Honor, Country."
Profiles of Valor: Capt Ted Williams (USMC)
"Ted [was] a Marine fighter pilot. Ted was a gung-ho Marine."
Profiles of Valor: SCPO Britt Slabinski (USN)
"This Medal of Honor belongs to the seven Americans killed in action on that mountain top."
Profiles of Valor: Pueblo's MoH Recipients — Crawford, Sitter, Murphy and Dix
"What is it, something in the water out there?"
Profiles of Valor: COL Roger Donlon (USA)
Goodbye to the first Medal of Honor recipient for actions in Vietnam.
Profiles of Valor: LTC James Howard (USA)
"It was a case of one lone American against what seemed to be the entire Luftwaffe."
Profiles of Valor: MSG William Crawford (USA)
Life lessons in leadership from a humble janitor.
Readers' Choice: Best of Valor for 2023
A compilation of 2023's most-read "Profiles of Valor" honoring American warriors.
Profiles of Valor: LTC Matt Urban (USA)
"He killed him with a trench knife, took the German's machine pistol, and fired at the onrushing enemy."
Profiles of Valor: MajGen James E. Livingston (USMC)
"The MOH is ... the reflection of the fine young Marines I wear it for."
Profiles of Valor: Thanksgiving
"We are home for this uniquely American holiday thanks to the sacrifices of friends and neighbors who answered the call to defend what makes us a nation."
Profiles of Valor: The Last Raiders
The families of two Andrews' Raiders are still awaiting Medal of Honor recognition.
Profiles of Valor: Black Hawk Down — Gordon and Shughart
"Without a doubt, I owe my life to those two men and their bravery."