- Audie Murphy
Audie Leon Murphy was an American soldier in World War II, and later became a famous actor, in 44 American films, in addition to being a songwriter. In 27 months of combat action, Murphy became the most decorated United States combat soldier of World War II. He received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest award for valor, along with 32 additional U.S. medals, five from France, and one from Belgium. - John McCain
John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, decorated war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. He was a presidential candidate in the 2000 election, but was defeated by George W. Bush for the Republican nomination. On February 28, 2007, during a guest appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman", … - Douglas MacArthur
Jean Marie Faircloth (December 28, 1898 in Nashville, Tennessee - January 22, 2000), was a socialite and philanthropist. After attending Ward-Belmont College, Faircloth married MacArthur on April 30, 1937. They remained married until the general's death in 1964. She called him "Sir Boss". In her later years she often gave speeches on her late husband's military career. She died at the age of 101 of natural causes on January 22, 2000 in New York City. - Robin Olds
Robin Olds was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the U.S. Air Force. He was a "triple ace", with a combined total of 16 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general. Born into a regular Army family, educated at West Point, and the product of an upbringing in the early years of the U.S. Army Air Corps, Olds epitomized the youthful World War II fighter pilot. - Agustin Ramos Calero
Sergeant First Class Agustin Ramos Calero, born in Isabela, Puerto Rico, was awarded 22 decorations and medals from the U.S. Army for his actions during World War II, thus becoming the most decorated Puerto Rican soldier from the island and second most decorated Puerto Rican soldier in the United States military during that war. - Marion Frederic Ramirez de Arellano
Captain Marion Frederic Ramirez de Arellano (August 5, 1913-May 15, 1980), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was a submarine commander in the United States Navy who was awarded two Silver Star Medals, the Legion of Merit, and a Bronze Star Medal for his actions against the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II. - John Kerry
John Kerry is a senator from Massachusetts. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for president in 2004. - Chesty Puller
Lieutenant General Lewis "Chesty" Burwell Puller (June 26, 1898 - October 11, 1971) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps and was the most decorated Marine in history. Puller was the first, and only, United States Marine to receive the Navy Cross, the U.S. Navy's second highest decoration after the Medal of Honor, five times. During his career, he fought guerillas in Haiti and Nicaragua, … - Juan Cesar Cordero Davila
Major General Juan Cesar Cordero Davila (June 6, 1904-1965) born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, was the commanding officer of the 65th Infantry Regiment during the Korean War, rising to become one of the highest ranking ethnic officers in the Army. He was married to Elvira Rubell with whom he had three children. Cordero Davila was raised in the metropolitan area of Puerto Rico, where he received his primary and secondary education. - Leo K. Thorsness
Leo K. Thorsness (born February 14, 1932) is a decorated United States Military veteran and retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. Thorsness was awarded the Medal of Honor for valor in the Vietnam War, for an air engagement on April 19, 1967. He was shot down two weeks later and spent six years in captivity as a prisoner of war. - Rafael Celestino Benitez
Rear Admiral Rafael Celestino Benitez born in Juncos, Puerto Rico was a highly decorated submarine commander who led the rescue effort of the crew members of the USS "Cochino" during the Cold War. After retiring from the Navy, he was Pan American World Airways' vice president for Latin America. He was associate dean at the University of Miami Law School and Dean of the university's Graduate School of International Studies. - Pedro Rodriguez
Master Sergeant Pedro Rodriguez (January 3, 1912 - October 19, 1999) born in Lajas, Puerto Rico, earned two Silver Star Medals within a seven day period during the Korean War. - Keith Payne
Keith Payne, VC, OAM, (30 August 1933), is an Australian hero of the Vietnam War. He is a recipient of the Victoria Cross, Australia's most recent recipient and one of only two living Australian recipients, the other being Edward Kenna. - Guy Gabaldon
Guy Louis Gabaldon (March 22, 1926 - August 31, 2006) was a United States Marine in World War II. He was credited with capturing (or persuading to surrender) about 1,000 Japanese soldiers and numerous civilians during the Battle of Saipan (1944). Only a Private First Class at the time, he was nominated for the Medal of Honor but was first awarded the Silver Star. This was later upgraded to the Navy Cross, for these actions. - Clarence R. Huebner
Clarence Ralph Huebner (November 24, 1888 - September 23, 1972) was a general of the United States Army. A farm boy from Bushton, Kansas who spent almost seven years serving from private to sergeant in the 18th Infantry, Huebner received a regular commission in November 1916. During World War I, he led a company, battalion, and regiment of the 1st Infantry Division-the "Big Red One"-from the first American regimental assault at Cantigny through Soissons, Saint-Mihiel, … - Walton Walker
Walton Harris Walker (December 3, 1889-December 23, 1950) was an American army officer and the first commander of the U.S. Eighth Army during the Korean War. Walker was born in Belton, Texas on December 3, 1889 and graduated from West Point in 1912. Sometime during this period, Walker earned the nickname, "Johnnie," for his favorite brand of Scotch. As a lieutenant, he served in the Vera Cruz expedition under Brigadier General Frederick Funston. - Leigh Ann Hester
Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester (born 1982) of the 617th Military Police Company, a National Guard unit out of Richmond, Kentucky, received the Silver Star for her actions on March 20, 2005 during an enemy ambush on a supply convoy near the town of Salman Pak, Iraq. Hester was the first female soldier to receive the award for exceptional valor since World War II and the first ever to be cited for valor in close quarters combat. - Billy Walkabout
Billy Walkabout (March 31, 1949 - March 7, 2007) was thought to be the most decorated Native American soldier of the Vietnam War. He received the Distinguished Service Cross, five Silver Stars, ten Bronze Stars (including 5 with valor device), seven Air Medals, 10 Army Commendation Medals (including five with valor device), and six Purple Hearts. Walkabout was born in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. He was a Cherokee of the Blue Holley Clan, … - Henry Bellmon
Henry Louis Bellmon (born September 3, 1921) is an American Republican politician from Oklahoma. He was a member of the Oklahoma Legislature, twice the Governor of Oklahoma, the first Republican to hold the office, and a two-term United States Senator. - Arleigh Burke
Arleigh Albert Burke was an admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower administration. - Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was the thirty-sixth President of the United States (1963–1969). After serving a long career in the U.S. Congress, Johnson became the thirty-seventh Vice President, and in 1963, he succeeded to the presidency following President John F. Kennedy's assassination. He was a major leader of the Democratic Party and as President was responsible for designing his Great Society, … - Ysmael R. Villegas
Staff Sergeant Ysmael R. Villegas (March 21, 1924-March 20, 1945) born in Casa Blanca, California, was a United States Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor - the United States' highest military decoration for his actions during World War II. On March 20, 1945, at age 21-, Staff Sergeant Ysmael R. Villegas was killed in action during the Battle of Luzon in the Philippines. - James L. Jones
General James Logan Jones, Jr., USMC, (born December 19, 1943) is the former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR) (2003-2006) and the Commander of the United States European Command (COMUSEUCOM) (2003-2006). From July 1999 to January 2003, General Jones was the 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps. As SACEUR, Jones led the Allied Command Operations (ACO), comprising NATO's military forces in Europe, from the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Mons, Belgium, … - Robert L. Howard
Robert L. Howard (b. July 11 1939 in Opelika, Alabama) is a highly decorated officer of the United States Army and Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam Conflict. He entered the Army at Montgomery, Alabama and retired as Colonel. As a Staff Sergeant of the highly-classified Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACVSOG), … - James Robinson Risner
James Robinson "Robbie" Risner (b. 1925) was one of the most accomplished fighter pilots in the history of the United States Air Force. He retired as a Brigadier General in 1976. Risner was decorated for service in the Korean War due to dramatic success in aeronautical dog fights, becoming the 20th Jet Ace of the war, credited with eight enemy aircraft destroyed. During service in Vietnam he was shot down twice. - Wesley Clark
Wesley Kanne Clark (born December 23 1944) is a retired four-star general of the United States Army. Clark was valedictorian of his class at West Point, was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford where he obtained a degree in PPE, and later graduated from the Command and General Staff College with a master's degree in military science. He spent 34 years in the Army and the Department of Defense, receiving many military decorations, … - John J. Pershing
John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing (September 13, 1860 - July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army. Pershing is the only person, while still alive, to rise to the highest rank ever held in the United States Army-General of the Armies-equivalent only to the posthumous rank of George Washington. - Alva R. Fitch
Alva Revista Fitch (September 10, 1907-November 25, 1989) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army and was Deputy Director of Defense Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 1964. From October 16, 1961 to January 5, 1964, Fitch served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Headquarters, Department of the Army. Born in Amherst, Nebraska on September 10, 1907, Fitch was the first Eagle Scout in Nebraska, … - Frederick Kroesen
Frederick James Kroesen was the Commanding General of the Seventh United States Army and the commander of NATO Central Army Group. Kroesen is a graduate of Rutgers University. He earned an M.A. in International Affairs at George Washington University. He commanded troops in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal. He also served as the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army. - Max Cleland
Joseph Maxwell Cleland (born August 24, 1942) is an American politician from Georgia. Cleland, a Democrat, is a former U.S. Senator, disabled US Army veteran of the Vietnam War, and a critic of the Bush Administration. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, a presidentially appointed position. - George S. Patton
George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 - December 21, 1945) was a leading U.S. Army general in World War II in campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, France and Germany, 1943-45. In World War I he was a senior commander of the new tank corps and saw action in France. After the war he was an advocate of armored warfare but was reassigned to the cavalry. In World War II he commanded major units of North Africa, Sicily, and the European Theater of Operations. - Sterling Hayden
Sterling Hayden was an American actor and author. For most of his career as a leading man, he specialized in westerns and "film noir". He is most noted for his appearance as Gen. Jack D. Ripper in "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964). He also played the Irish policeman, Captain McCluskey, in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" in 1972. - Samuel A. Goldblith
Samuel A. Goldblith (May 5, 1919-December 28, 2001) was an American food scientist. While involved in World War II, he studied malnutrition, and later was involved in food research important for space exploration. - Bernard W. Rogers
General Bernard William Rogers is a retired American general who served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander in Chief, United States European Command from July 1, 1979 to June 26, 1987. He is currently an Honorary Fellow of University College, Oxford University, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, and a Patron Councilor of the Atlantic Council of the U.S. - Floyd James Thompson
Floyd James "Jim" Thompson (July 8, 1933 (Bergenfield, New Jersey) - July 16, 2002 (Key West, Florida)) was the longest held POW in United States history, spending nearly nine years in captivity in Vietnam. =Early life= =Military Career= Thompson worked in a grocery store before he was drafted by the United States Army on June 14, 1956. After basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey, Thompson decided to make the military his career. - James Parker
James Parker (February 20 1854 - June 2 1934) was a Major General in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his role in the Philippine-American War during 1899. His son, Cortland Parker, also became a Major General in the United States Army. - Richard Bong
Richard "Dick" Ira Bong (September 24, 1920 - August 6, 1945) is the United States' highest-scoring air ace, having shot down 40 Japanese aircraft during World War II. Bong was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF), and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor. - Tommy Prince
Thomas "Tommy" Prince, MM (October 25, 1915-November 25, 1977) was one of Canada's most decorated war heroes, serving in World War II and the Korean War. - Humbert Roque Versace
Captain Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace (July 2, 1937-September 26, 1965) was a United States Army officer of Puerto Rican-Italian descent who was awarded the United States' highest military decoration - the Medal of Honor - for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. He was the first member of the U.S. Army to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions performed in Southeast Asia while in captivity. - Mihiel Gilormini
Brigadier General Mihiel "Mike" Gilormini (August 3, 1918 - January 29, 1988) born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, was a United States Air Force officer who served in the Royal Air Force and in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He was the recipient of the Silver Star Medal, the Air Medal with four clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross 5 times. He was also the founder of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard.
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