On Veterans Day, Harriet Tubman Gets Formal Recognition of Her Military Service

Bronze statue of abolitionist Harriet Tubman

The state of Maryland marked Veterans Day by commissioning one of its own, Harriet Tubman, as a brigadier general in the Maryland National Guard in recognition for her service to the Union during the Civil War as an operational leader and spy. Nicknamed the “American Moses,” Tubman is best known for shepherding 70 family members […]

A Military Family’s Push to Get a War Hero the Recognition He Deserved

Fred McGee and his extended family

Jennifer Barnhill is a columnist for Military.com writing about military families. If you had opened Heroic Comics issue number 81 in 1953 when it was published, you would have seen an incredible true tale of bravery as a soldier fought to save the lives of his battle buddies atop “Hill 528.” The battle took place […]