Marine Saved His Crew From a Grenade. He May Now Receive a Posthumous Award
Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta could finally receive the nation’s highest honor for sacrificing his own life to save a group of fellow marines in Iraq. In a renewed push 18 years after the fact, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has introduced legislation to authorize President Donald Trump to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Peralta, […]
Irish-American Marine Veteran Who Dove on Grenade in Vietnam Remembered
Cpl. Patrick “Bob” Gallagher immigrated to the United States from Ireland in the 1960s, enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps and was honored with the Navy Cross as a hero who saved American soldiers during the Vietnam War before he was killed in action. This Memorial Day, members of the Gallagher family who traveled from […]