ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

The Association of the U.S. Army is releasing two new podcasts in November as part of its relaunched “Army Matters” series.

First up is a podcast featuring retired Lt. Gen. Robert Foley, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam. Foley, who went on to command Fifth Army, is the author of Standing Tall: Leadership Lessons in the Life of a Soldier.

More than 55 years after a harrowing rescue in Vietnam, former Army aviator Capt. Larry Taylor received the Medal of Honor during a Sept. 5 ceremony at the White House.

In June 1968 near Ap Go Cong, Vietnam, Taylor, flying an AH-1 Cobra gunship, repeatedly braved enemy fire to rescue a four-man long-range reconnaissance patrol team that was surrounded by a much larger enemy force.

Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, who ignored his own wounds and repeatedly entered a burning vehicle to save his soldiers, is the focus of the latest graphic novel in the Association of the U.S. Army’s series on recipients of the nation’s highest award for valor.

Medal of Honor: Alwyn Cashe tells of the infantryman’s actions on Oct. 17, 2005, when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb near Samarra, Iraq. Cashe suffered terrible burns, but he kept returning to the burning vehicle to rescue his soldiers.

Former Capt. Larry Taylor, a helicopter pilot who repeatedly braved enemy fire to rescue troops trapped on the ground during a fierce battle in Vietnam, will receive the Medal of Honor for his actions, the White House announced Sept. 1.

Almost 60 years after his heroic actions during a 19-hour battle in Vietnam earned him the Medal of Honor, retired Col. Paris Davis’ name has been etched in stone at the National Museum of the United States Army. 

“I would like to say that I’m overwhelmed by what has happened here today,” Davis said as he saw his name on the granite wall of the museum’s Medal of Honor Garden. “Never in my biggest or smallest or tiniest dream could I ever put myself where I am right now.”

Retired Col. Bruce Crandall, who repeatedly flew his helicopter under intense enemy fire to save dozens of wounded troops, is the subject of the latest graphic novel in the Association of the U.S. Army’s series on recipients of the nation’s highest award for valor.

Maj. Samuel Woodfill, who single-handedly took out several machine-gun nests with a rifle, a pistol and a pickax during the Meuse-Argonne offensive of World War I, is the subject of the latest graphic novel in the Association of the U.S. Army’s series on recipients of the nation’s highest award for valor.

Cpl. Luther Story, who was just 19 when he was killed during the Korean War and later was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, is finally coming home.

Story’s remains were accounted for April 6, 73 years after he was reported killed in action.

The news was announced April 26 in a joint statement from President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as Yoon and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, are on a state visit to the United States.

Graphic novels from the Association of the U.S. Army’s Medal of Honor series are featured in a new exhibit at the Army Heritage and Education Center.

Located at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, “Ka-Pow Boom! Understanding the Soldier Experience Through Comic and Illustrative Art” opened in late March and will run for about two years.

Retired Col. Paris Davis received the Medal of Honor March 3 during a ceremony at the White House for saving the lives of fellow Special Forces soldiers during a harrowing fight in Vietnam. 

President Joe Biden presented the 83-year-old Davis with the nation’s highest award for valor almost 60 years after his actions during a fierce battle against a much larger enemy force near Bong Son, Vietnam.

“The word gallantry is not much used these days, but I can think of no better word to describe Paris,” Biden said during the ceremony.