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Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
06.18.09
Nick Del Calzo
It's often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. But the work of photographer Nick Del Calzo needs only one word to describe its incredible value: courage ...
It's often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. But the work of photographer Nick Del Calzo needs only one word to describe its incredible value: courage ...
05.21.09
Donald E. Ballard
When the first grenade landed near them, "Doc" Ballard was able to grab it and throw it away. But when the second came, he knew he didn't have enough time ...
When the first grenade landed near them, "Doc" Ballard was able to grab it and throw it away. But when the second came, he knew he didn't have enough time ...
04.21.09
Richard A. Pittman
Eyesight was never one of Richard Pittman's strong points. But when he heard his fellow Marines under attack, the sound told him exactly where to go ...
Eyesight was never one of Richard Pittman's strong points. But when he heard his fellow Marines under attack, the sound told him exactly where to go ...
03.27.09
Commit to Courage
The Medal of Honor is America's highest military award for valor in combat against an enemy force. It is reserved for those moments after the outcome has ...
The Medal of Honor is America's highest military award for valor in combat against an enemy force. It is reserved for those moments after the outcome has ...
03.23.09
Robert R. Ingram
March 28, 1966. It was called "Operation Indiana", a blocking mission in the Quang Ngai Province of Vietnam. When C Company, First Battalion, 7th Marines ...
March 28, 1966. It was called "Operation Indiana", a blocking mission in the Quang Ngai Province of Vietnam. When C Company, First Battalion, 7th Marines ...
03.23.09
James A. Taylor
First Lt. James A. Taylor was serving in South Vietnam as Executive Officer of B Troop, First Cavalry, Americal Division on November 8, 1967 when he was notified ...
First Lt. James A. Taylor was serving in South Vietnam as Executive Officer of B Troop, First Cavalry, Americal Division on November 8, 1967 when he was notified ...
02.26.09
Paul W. Bucha
He went to Fort Campbell, Kentucky with orders to select and train a company of soldiers for service in Vietnam. Like most young company commanders ...
He went to Fort Campbell, Kentucky with orders to select and train a company of soldiers for service in Vietnam. Like most young company commanders ...
01.29.09
Thomas R. Norris
For three years, it was a secret that Tom Norris had participated in one of the most difficult and dangerous rescues ever attempted in the Vietnam War. Since ...
For three years, it was a secret that Tom Norris had participated in one of the most difficult and dangerous rescues ever attempted in the Vietnam War. Since ...
12.11.08
John F. Baker, Jr.
Fresh out of college and facing a stack of bills, Jack Jacobs requested assignment with an airborne division, with an eye towards the extra pay he would earn ...
Fresh out of college and facing a stack of bills, Jack Jacobs requested assignment with an airborne division, with an eye towards the extra pay he would earn ...
10.15.08
Jack H. Jacobs
Fresh out of college and facing a stack of bills, Jack Jacobs requested assignment with an airborne division, with an eye towards the extra pay he would earn ...
Fresh out of college and facing a stack of bills, Jack Jacobs requested assignment with an airborne division, with an eye towards the extra pay he would earn ...
05.22.08
Thomas G. Kelley
It was the worst possible time to break down. On June 15, 1969, Lt. Thomas G. Kelley was leading a column of eight Navy river assault craft along the rivers and ...
It was the worst possible time to break down. On June 15, 1969, Lt. Thomas G. Kelley was leading a column of eight Navy river assault craft along the rivers and ...
04.22.08
Bruce P. Crandall
He is the most recent living recipient of America's highest award for military valor. In a ceremony at the White House in 2007, more than 41 years after his ...
He is the most recent living recipient of America's highest award for military valor. In a ceremony at the White House in 2007, more than 41 years after his ...
03.20.08
James E. Livingston
In one ferocious battle after another, without a moment’s rest between the defense of a key bridge and an assault on an enemy-held village, Echo Company...
In one ferocious battle after another, without a moment’s rest between the defense of a key bridge and an assault on an enemy-held village, Echo Company...
02.21.08
Brian M. Thacker
One soldier had to stay behind. The small observation team at Fire Base 6 was under heavy fire and vastly outnumbered, and two helicopters were shot down ...
One soldier had to stay behind. The small observation team at Fire Base 6 was under heavy fire and vastly outnumbered, and two helicopters were shot down ...
01.24.08
Hershel "Woody" Williams
Five foot six was too short for the Marines in the fall of 1942, and barely tall enough a few months later; on the island of Iwo Jima, with the American forces taking ...
Five foot six was too short for the Marines in the fall of 1942, and barely tall enough a few months later; on the island of Iwo Jima, with the American forces taking ...
12.05.07
Walter D. Ehlers
Leadership came naturally to the young Kansas native, newly promoted to Staff Sergeant on the eve of the landing at Normandy. He had, after all, a perfect ...
Leadership came naturally to the young Kansas native, newly promoted to Staff Sergeant on the eve of the landing at Normandy. He had, after all, a perfect ...
11.07.07
Patrick H. Brady
For all of the money and development hours that go into best-selling video games, the virtual world still hasn't caught up with what Patrick Brady did with a real-life ...
For all of the money and development hours that go into best-selling video games, the virtual world still hasn't caught up with what Patrick Brady did with a real-life ...
09.13.07
Allen J. Lynch
To his fellow soldiers, Illinois native Allen Lynch is a hero; to the enemy force that ambushed his battalion in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, he was a nightmare ...
To his fellow soldiers, Illinois native Allen Lynch is a hero; to the enemy force that ambushed his battalion in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, he was a nightmare ...
07.18.07
Roger Donlon
Roger Donlon served 32 years of his life in uniform rising to the rank of colonel. A leader in so many ways, he was the first Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War ...
Roger Donlon served 32 years of his life in uniform rising to the rank of colonel. A leader in so many ways, he was the first Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War ...
06.28.07
Ronald E. Rosser
In the bitter cold of January 1952, then-Army Corporal Ronald E. Rosser of Roseville, Ohio, earned the nation’s highest award while serving as a forward observer for ...
In the bitter cold of January 1952, then-Army Corporal Ronald E. Rosser of Roseville, Ohio, earned the nation’s highest award while serving as a forward observer for ...
03.22.07
Leo K. Thorsness
While on a “Wild Weasel” surface-to-air missile suppression mission over North Vietnam on April 19, 1967, then-Maj. Thorsness did the unthinkable ...
While on a “Wild Weasel” surface-to-air missile suppression mission over North Vietnam on April 19, 1967, then-Maj. Thorsness did the unthinkable ...
02.22.07
Thomas J. Hudner Jr.
On December 4, 1950, Lt. Thomas J. Hudner Jr. was flying a ground support mission in his F4U Corsair as the wingman to Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the Navy's first ...
On December 4, 1950, Lt. Thomas J. Hudner Jr. was flying a ground support mission in his F4U Corsair as the wingman to Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the Navy's first ...
01.18.07
Harvey C. "Barney" Barnum, Jr.
His commanding officer lay mortally wounded. The radio operator was dead. The enemy had the Marines of the rifle company pinned down and isolated. He had to ...
His commanding officer lay mortally wounded. The radio operator was dead. The enemy had the Marines of the rifle company pinned down and isolated. He had to ...
11.16.06
WWII Museum; New Orleans, LA
MEDAL OF HONOR SERIES with Ed Tracy. The Pritzker Military Library's Executive Producer, Ed Tracy, hosts a live interview with three of America's most ...
MEDAL OF HONOR SERIES with Ed Tracy. The Pritzker Military Library's Executive Producer, Ed Tracy, hosts a live interview with three of America's most ...
11.09.06
Michael Thornton & Thomas Norris
The Pritzker Military Library's Medal of Honor Series, in association with the Chicago Humanities Festival, hosted two U.S. Navy Seals who received the nation's highest ...
The Pritzker Military Library's Medal of Honor Series, in association with the Chicago Humanities Festival, hosted two U.S. Navy Seals who received the nation's highest ...
07.27.06
Robert L. Howard
Colonel Howard served five tours in Vietnam and is the only soldier in our nation's history to be nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor three times for ...
Colonel Howard served five tours in Vietnam and is the only soldier in our nation's history to be nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor three times for ...
06.15.06
George "Bud" Day
George E. "Bud" Day is the nation's most highly decorated soldier since General Douglas MacArthur. In a military career spanning 34 years and 3 wars, Day ...
George E. "Bud" Day is the nation's most highly decorated soldier since General Douglas MacArthur. In a military career spanning 34 years and 3 wars, Day ...
03.16.06
Paul Bucha
In March 1968, in the weeks following the Tet Offensive, Captain Bucha and his company found themselves surrounded and cutoff by a North Vietnamese Army ...
In March 1968, in the weeks following the Tet Offensive, Captain Bucha and his company found themselves surrounded and cutoff by a North Vietnamese Army ...
01.12.06
Gary L. Littrell
In April 1970, while serving as an Infantry advisor in Vietnam , Sergeant Littrell was thrust in to command of a battalion of South Vietnamese Rangers in defending ...
In April 1970, while serving as an Infantry advisor in Vietnam , Sergeant Littrell was thrust in to command of a battalion of South Vietnamese Rangers in defending ...
10.27.05
Wesley L. Fox
COL Fox retired from the Marine Corps in 1993 after forty-three years of distinguished service. In addition to the Medal of Honor, he received two awards of the ...
COL Fox retired from the Marine Corps in 1993 after forty-three years of distinguished service. In addition to the Medal of Honor, he received two awards of the ...
03.02.05
Sammy Davis
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty. Sgt. Davis (then Pfc.) distinguished himself during the early ...
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life and beyond the call of duty. Sgt. Davis (then Pfc.) distinguished himself during the early ...
06.16.04
Drew Dix
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Staff Sergeant Dix distinguished himself by exceptional ...
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Staff Sergeant Dix distinguished himself by exceptional ...
04.14.04
Allen J. Lynch
Awarded with the Medal of Honor by the United States Congress for daring, unselfish acts of bravery in Vietnam, Allen J. Lynch tells a captivating, "room ...
Awarded with the Medal of Honor by the United States Congress for daring, unselfish acts of bravery in Vietnam, Allen J. Lynch tells a captivating, "room ...
03.03.04
Jack H. Jacobs
1st Lt. Jack Jacobs was an advisor to a Vietnamese infantry battalion when it came under devastating fire that disabled the commander. Although wounded ...
1st Lt. Jack Jacobs was an advisor to a Vietnamese infantry battalion when it came under devastating fire that disabled the commander. Although wounded ...
Welcome
The Pritzker Military Library's Executive Producer, Ed Tracy, hosts live, monthly interviews with recipients of America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy, the Medal of Honor. Each program explores the lives and times of these extraordinary men, and can be seen online as webcasts or downloaded as audio podcasts. Medal of Honor Fact Sheet
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Ed Tracy
September 15 - 19, 2009
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