American Profiles of Valor
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Profiles of Valor: Attack on the USS Liberty
“It’s time that the state of Israel and the United States Government provide the crew members of the Liberty and the rest of the American people the facts of what happened...”
Profiles of Valor: Super Six Four — Black Hawk Down
“I owe my life to those two men and their bravery. Those guys came in when they had to know it was a losing battle.”
Profiles of Valor: Capt John Walmsley (USAF) MIA
He refused to employ evasive tactics and valiantly pressed straight through an intense barrage, thus ensuring complete destruction of the enemy’s vitally needed war cargo.
Profiles of Valor: SGT Albert Townsend — So Help Me God
He was a man of character shaped by faith, duty, and conscience who lived without expectation of recognition, without hope of reward, and without hesitation in the face of danger.
Profiles of Valor: MG George Mabry Jr. (USA)
“Advancing alone into the mined area, Col. Mabry established a safe route of passage. He then moved ahead of the foremost scouts, personally leading the attack.”
Profiles of Valor: PV Henry Johnson (USA)
The 369th Harlem Hellfighters served 191 days in trench warfare combat — the longest combat deployment of any American unit in World War I.
Profiles of Valor: LT Thomas R. Norris (USN)
“There are those out there who deserved it but were never recognized, and the folks that gave their lives for the missions they were sent on who will never be back again.”
Profiles of Valor: BG Kenneth Walker (USA)
“There is a temptation for Americans to forget these MIAs, whose deaths seem so long ago.”
Profiles of Valor: The 9/11 First Responders
Most of the victims were civilians, but in New York, there were 441 first responders killed.
Profiles of Valor: LTC Robert G. Cole (USA)
“His courage was legendary, and his hold on his rugged parachutists is an example which few other commanders ever attained.”
Profiles of Valor: 1SG Pascal Cleatus Poolaw (USA)
“This nation owes this genuine hero a great debt of gratitude for his service and ultimate sacrifice of his life as he fought for and died attempting to save fellow servicemen.”
Profiles of Valor: CPT David Christian (USA)
“Although wounded again by an enemy rocket-propelled grenade, he did not permit himself to be treated until the other injured men had been evacuated.”
Profiles of Valor: SFC Jorge Otero-Barreto (USA)
“The troops loved him, and they still love him today. No one was a better platoon sergeant than Jorge — no one.”
Profiles of Valor: LtCol Harold ‘Injun Joe’ Bauer (USMC)
“His intrepid fighting spirit and distinctive ability as a leader and an airman, exemplified in his splendid record of combat achievement, were vital factors...”
Profiles of Valor: GySgt Charles Hoffman and Cpl Henry Pruitt (USMC)
Two ordinary men faced with extraordinary circumstances summoned the greatest measure of courage to place their lives in imminent peril to save others.
Profiles of Valor: Chaplain MAJ Charles J. Watters (USA)
“Unarmed and completely exposed, he moved among, as well as in front of, the advancing troops, giving aid to the wounded, assisting in their evacuation, giving words of encouragement, and administering the last rites to the dying.”
Profiles of Valor: ‘Young Washington’ and Red Erwin — The Rest of the Story
“He said to me as I held his Medal of Honor when I was seven years old ... ‘freedom isn’t free,’ and you know he bore the marks of that statement.”
Profiles of Valor: LCDR John McCloy (USN)
The recipient of two Medals of Honor and a Navy Cross -- he summoned the greatest measure of courage to place his life in imminent peril to save others.
Profiles of Valor: MAJ Nicholas Dockery (USA)
“Although dazed and wounded himself, he went to the aid of the wounded soldiers who were fully exposed to enemy fire.”
Profiles of Valor: COL Robert Howard (USA)
Wounded 14 times and recommended for three Medals of Honor.