On November 9th in 2007, Kyle White performed actions above and beyond the call of duty that would ultimately earn him the Medal of Honor while serving with the U.S. Army during the Global War on Terror in Afghanistan. Kyle White was serving as a radio telephone operator with Company C, 2d Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade when his unit was ambushed by enemy forces in Nuristan Province. While returning from a meeting with village elders, his team found themselves pinned against a steep mountain face, fully exposed to enemy fire. Despite being wounded by shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade, White continued to fight back and refused to leave his comrades behind. When a fellow soldier was injured, White rushed into the line of fire to provide medical aid. Later, he moved to an injured Marine, providing comfort until the Marine succumbed to his wounds. Despite his injuries, White went back to tend to his wounded comrade again, applying a tourniquet to save his life. With the radios inoperable, White exposed himself once more to enemy fire to secure a radio from a fallen soldier. He relayed vital information, allowing precision airstrikes to suppress the enemy and pave the way for medical evacuation aircraft to rescue the wounded. 🇺🇸

A German-Jewish WWI veteran wears his Iron Cross while a Nazi soldier stands in front of his shop for intimidation, 1933... This photo was taken in April of 1933, during the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses. It was the expression on the shopkeeper’s face that captivated MyHeritage’s Research team: proud, unafraid, smiling wryly, he exudes a quiet power that contrasts starkly with the hunched body language of the Nazi standing nearby. Who was this man? And what became of him in the dark days that followed? The Research team had to find out — and what they uncovered about the rest of the man’s story blew them away. The man’s name was Richard Stern. After being awarded the prestigious Iron Cross for his service in the German army during World War I, he was driven out of his home country by the hateful Nazi regime. The Research team discovered records of Richard arriving at Ellis Island at the age of 40 in May 1939 — narrowly escaping the beginning of the war. In 1942, when Richard was 43 and not yet an American citizen, he enlisted in the U.S. Army to join the war efforts. And not only did he fight against the country he had once been decorated for defending, he was awarded a Silver Star in 1944: the third-highest combat award in the U.S. Army. Research team discovered a newspaper clipping from The Long Island Star-Journal printed on July 6, 1944, describing his service: “The victim of German brutality, 45-year-old Sergeant Richard F. Stern, earned the Silver Star for gallantry in action during an assault Jan. 7 on the slopes of Mount Porchio when in the face of heavy enemy fire he addressed the Germans in their own tongue and demanded that they surrender, convincing them they were hopelessly outnumbered.” Richard did not have any children of his own, but his great-nephew Jack Romberg, a rabbi living in Florida, is well aware of his great-uncle’s actions in the war. He reports that his uncle kept the Silver Star in a box at the bottom of a drawer in a back bedroom — but he did not keep the Iron Cross. Instead, he gave it to the U.S. Army, which was collecting metal to melt down and make into ammunition. That’s right: he turned his German military award into bullets to shoot the Nazis. © The Jewish Observer #archaeohistories

Admiral Jeremiah Denton Jr. conveyed the word "TORTURE" through Morse Code by blinking his eyes while being held captive in Vietnam. His captors recorded this moment for propaganda and broadcast it globally, but Naval Intelligence successfully deciphered his unique blinking message.

After exiting the plane yesterday in Norfolk, Virginia, after 57 years, U.S. Navy Capt. Thomas E Scheurich has finally returned home. Identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in April 2025, Capt. Scheurich was lost in 1968 during a Vietnam War mission. Yesterday , American Airlines brought him home to Norfolk, VA, where he was honored with the dignity and respect he deserves. Welcome home, Capt. Scheurich - your service and sacrifice will never be forgotten🇺🇸

Congratulations to the whole squad for winning the AL Silver Slugger Offensive Team of the Year Award! 👏

He was 20 miles from shore in the freezing ocean, checking his traps. Then he heard a cry that didn't belong... Alistair is a crab fisherman, used to the harshness of the open sea. He and his deckhand, a young guy named Finn, spend their days in a battle with the cold water. They were three hours into their run, the boat rocking in the gray swell. Alistair was at the winch when he thought he heard it—a high-pitched squeak, almost like a bird, carried on the wind. He signaled to Finn to cut the engine. The boat went quiet, save for the slap of the waves. He heard it again, weaker this time. Alistair grabbed his binoculars and scanned the water. About 50 yards off the port side, he saw it: a tiny, dark speck, floating alone. It was a baby sea otter, separated from its mother, likely in a storm. It was weak, and the cold was clearly setting in. Alistair knew the rules about interfering with wildlife. He also knew that pup would be dead in an hour. He couldn't let that happen. He steered the boat slowly, leaned over the side with his long-handled net, and gently scooped the shivering, terrified creature out of the water. It was freezing and crying. Alistair ran to his cabin, grabbed a clean towel, and wrapped it tightly. He wasn't a vet, but he was a dad. He remembered he had an old baby bottle and some emergency milk replacer on board for stray cats at the dock. He warmed the milk with water from his kettle and sat down, cradling the otter like a newborn. Finn, moved by the sight of the rough fisherman so gentle, quietly took out his phone. "Easy now, little one," Alistair whispered, his rough voice softening as the tiny creature finally latched on. "Gotcha. You're safe now." Alistair cut their trip short, losing a day's pay, and radioed the coast. A marine wildlife rescue team was waiting for them at the dock, ready to take the pup to a rehab center.

K9 Astra is an almost 15 year old Belgian Malinois, K9 Astra proudly served as an Explosives Detection Canine for the United States Secret Service from September 2013 until retirement in November of 2021. She is a fun loving, protective, works hard and plays harder Belgian Malinois. She was born in Holland on October 10, 2010.

On May 18th, 2023, while leading a Chinese climber toward the summit of Mount Everest, Gelje Sherpa discovered a stranded Malaysian climber on the verge of death. To save the climber’s life, Gelje persuaded his Chinese client to end his summit and descend to the Everest Base Camp, allowing him to focus on saving the stranded Malaysian climber’s life. He wrapped him in a sleeping mattress, gave him oxygen, put him on his back, and hiked him 6 hours down the mountain to safety.

None of us will ever be on Jimmy Stewart’s level. 🇺🇸

November 1, 1512: The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, was exhibited to the public for the first time.

After ten years of saving lives, police dog Indy heard his name on the radio for the last time, and in the silence that followed, even the toughest officer broke down in tears.

Joe could sling it!

"I remember Lou Gehrig taking the lineup card up to the plate that day. When he came back to the dugout he went over to the water fountain and took a drink. Lou started to cry. Lou stood there with a towel on his head, taking the longest drink I’ve ever seen anybody take.” “I hated to break his streak" Babe Dahlgren Lou Gehrig consoles Babe Dahlgren about replacing Gehrig in the Yankees line-up, May 2 1939

October 25, 1970 BLANDA'S MIDDLE-AGED MAGIC BEGINS ✨ The First #Raiders-#Steelers Matchup The Raiders' grizzled, 43-year-old placekicker and backup quarterback George Blanda begins his legendary five-week stretch of magic and miracles that would forever endear him as a hero of the middle-aged set. Oakland quarterback Daryle Lamonica injures his back early in the game against Pittsburgh and its prized rookie QB Terry Bradshaw. Enter Blanda. In relief of Lamonica, the "Grand Old Man" Blanda throws three three touchdown passes, kicks a field goal and four extra points in a 31-14 #RaiderNation win.

Beautiful.

Medal of Honor Recipient Captain Jon E. Swanson: Scout Pilot Gives up His own Life to Save His Men.. On February 26, 1971, Swanson was a pilot of a OH-6A Cayuse light observation helicopter. He was tasked that day with reconnaissance support for Task Force Three Thirty-Three. In Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia, there was known to be well-equipped North Vietnamese Army regiments, and Swanson’s task was to pinpoint their positions. This required him to fly at low speeds, making his aircraft especially vulnerable to enemy fire. Evading intense enemy fire, Swanson successfully took out multiple anti-aircraft units with grenades and his machine gun. Having run out of sufficient armaments to destroy a final anti-aircraft unit, he flew over and dropped a smoke bomb so the Cobra gunship could take it out. Having sustained damages, Swanson landed his helicopter to assess damages inflicted. He noticed the gunship had yet to take out the position he had marked, and an enemy soldier was crawling to man the spot. Without second thoughts, he engaged and killed the enemy, then hopped back in his helicopter to drop another smoke signal. Still under heavy fire Swanson volunteered to continue his mission, heading towards yet another anti-aircraft unit. Grievously, he never made it to the next unit bunker; his helicopter had sustained too much damage, and it exploded. Swanson was believed to have been immediately killed upon impact. Swanson was lost to the war until decades later when a recovery mission successfully located his remains. In May 2002, his family finally found some peace at his burial at Arlington National Cemetery. God Bless Captain Jon E. Swanson!

It’s always a great day to celebrate Justice Clarence Thomas, who began his service on the Supreme Court 34 years ago TODAY. He is our greatest Justice, and the 6th longest serving Justice in history. #GOAT

Legend has it that when critics of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant complained to President Abraham Lincoln about Grant's drinking, Lincoln replied, "I wish some of you would tell me the brand of whiskey that Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals." Grant's favorite brand is said to be "Old Crow", a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey that is still sold today. "Ulysses S. Grant as President, hosted the first all-professional team, Cincinnati Red Stockings at the White House in 1869. Also, a “base ball” match in 1874, pitting the rivals Yale and Harvard "nines", against each other. One conspicuous visitor would be noted among the attendees, President Ulysses S. Grant. President Grant liked young people, and the boys playing ball behind the White House sometimes had him for spectator and made him umpire in their games. Occasionally he took a hand at the bat, to the delight of the boys, who loved him and had no awe of him." "Ulysses S. Grant: His Life and Character" Hamlin Garland

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Look at that lineup of Iowa farmers who showed up (during their busiest time of the year) to help a friend that was tossed by a 1200 lb. steer and has 7 fractures. Since he can't harvest, his friends did it. They brought 8 combines and 10 semis - plus wagons and tractors. The local restaurant provided lunch and in a few hours, His harvest was complete so he can concentrate on healing. I LOVE these stories of community so much more than all the other junk going on in the world. Great job, There are still great people around us!