“Freedom is never free.”
– Anonymous
Susan Ahn Cuddy was the first female aerial gunnery officer in the Navy …
Daniel James Jr. partook in the Freeman Field Mutiny …
Cecile Witherington was part of the Special Operations Executive during WWII …
Robert Cain took part in what he called the “South Staff’s Waterloo.” …
Matt Urban was a WWII soldier that once hitchhiked to get back to battle …
Lucius Theus was a Tuskegee Airman …
“Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.”
– Mary Roach
Jane Kendeigh was a flight nurse in WWII …
Llewellyn Chilson escaped capture and took prisoners of his own during WWII …
Ruby Bradley was so much more than a nurse in WWII …
Charles Anderson was a record breaking pilot in and out of WWII …
Nancy Harkness was a pilot that helped found the WASP’s …
George Vujnovich helped save hundreds of soldiers during WWII …
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.”
– Joseph Campbell
Aleksey Maresyev was a Soviet WWII pilot that was determined to keep going no matter what …
Lewis Millett was a WWII pilot that fought for both Canada and the United States …
Mae Krier was a Rosie the Riveter …
Abdol Hossein Sardari saved countless Parisian Jews from Nazis …
Richard Bong was a WWII pilot …
Nancy Wake was a WWII operative with the Pat O’Leary Line …
“Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude.“
– Harry Truman
Eileen Nearne worked for the Special Operations Executive …
Susan Travers was the only woman to be involved in the Battle of Bir Hakeim …
Lyudmila Pavlichenko was known as Lady Death because of her sniper skills …
Matvey Kuzmin was an 83-year-old farmer that ensured that German troops were ambushed …
Lachhiman Gurung was a hero of the British Indian Army …
“Real courage is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. Doing the unpopular thing because it’s what you believe, and the heck with everybody.”
– Justin Cronin
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