Saluting American valor
Subtitle: selfless courage at the moment of truth
Contributors: Lubin, Andrew; Stephens Media (Firm)
Publisher: Stephens Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Las Vegas, Nev
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9781935043171
Subjects: Military decorations; Medals; Iraq War, 2003-; Afghan War, 2001-; Biography; Armed Forces
Description: Compiles a fifty-four-part Stephens Media newspaper series begun in 2009 that profiled "stories of heroism and bravery by the men and women in the United States Armed Forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan who have received medals of honor." -- T.p. verso.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-219)
Table of contents: title: Foreword, by Warren Stephens; title: Preface: What is a hero? by Gen. Peter Pace; title: Medals: U.S. military decorations; title: Medal of honor. Jason L. Dunham; title: Ross A. McGinnis; title: Michael A. Monsoor; title: Paul R. Smith; title: Jared C. Monti; title: Michael Murphy; title: Afghanistan. Afghanistan war overview, by Andrew Lubin; title: Gregory Ambrosia; title: Jason Amerine; title: Stephen J. Boada; title: James Brasher; title: Michael D. Carter; title: Aaron Davis; title: Lincoln V. Dockery; title: Steve M. Egoavil; title: Michael A. Espejo, Jr.; title: David R. Huthchinson; title: Sean R. Laycox; title: Jamyn A. Peterson; title: Mark A. Radwich; title: Sarun Sar; title: Randy A. Shorter; title: Gregory A. Waters; title: Marc Silvestri; title: Ronald Strickland; title: William C. Tomlin, III; title: Christopher T. Upp; title: Iraq. Iraq war overview, by Andrew Lubin; title: Elliot L. Ackerman; title: Albert R. Alvarez; title: James D. Ashley; title: Donald D. Brazeal; title: Jason D. Brown; title: Kim N. Campbell; title: Thomas L. Cathey; title: Jeremiah A. Church; title: Jeremy L. Church; title: George M. Collins; title: Robert E. Congdon; title: David R. Dunfee; title: Lauralee Flannery; title: Kathryn Van Auken; title: Michael C. Gainey; title: Rickie L. Grabowski; title: Robert M. Hancock; title: Jon M. Hilliard; title: Justin D. LeHew; title: - Chad A. Malmberg; title: Ed Malone; title: John A. Marra, Jr.; title: Marco A. Martinez; title: Michael McCarty; title: Kellie J. McCoy; title: Joshua R. Mooi; title: Javier R. Alvarez; title: Robert W. Homer; title: Nicole P. O'Hara; title: Christopher D. Wilson; title: Nicholas Popaditch; title: Clayton M. Rankin; title: Alvin E. Shell, Jr.; title: John F. Vanlandingham; title: Christopher B. Waiters; title: Benjamin West; title: Jeremiah W. Workman.