Army Ranger Legend and Last Living Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient Ralph Puckett Dies at 97
When Ralph Puckett was chosen to lead a new Ranger company in 1950, he said a prayer: “Dear God, don’t let me get a bunch of guys — good guys — killed.” In late November 1950, the then-Army lieutenant was leading the 8th Ranger Company in a daring assault against entrenched North Korean machine guns […]
Why Country Music Legend and Army Vet Conway Twitty Recorded One of His Greatest Hits in Russian
If it weren’t for the U.S. Army, Harold Lloyd Jenkins might have become one of Major League Baseball’s greatest players instead of country music legend Conway Twitty. After graduating from high school, the Philadelphia Phillies offered Jenkins a contract, but the Army drafted the young man before he could sign it. Jenkins was sent to […]
6 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About TV Legend and Veteran Jerry Springer
Although Jerry Springer died on April 27, 2023, at age 79 after fighting cancer for most of this year, his body of work is a legacy that will long outlive his mortal body. The mere mention of his name brings to mind cheating spouses, strippers and on-air fights. So many fights. Springer died in his […]
