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This is a description of “James E Swett” and how he achieved his Medal of Honor. A true American hero from world war 2 and a flying ace. Thank you for your service sir and may you Rest In Peace. “James Swett”

Did you know how the City of Venice was formed? After Attila the Hun attacked the city of Aquileia in the province of Venetia the survivors fled into marshes and swamps to stay alive. Attila was a ruthless warmonger who claimed rights to Genghis Khans legacy. Fortunately or unfortunately he choked on his own blood in a drunken stupor and didn’t live to realize his dream of attacking Rome again

“Louis Zamperini” “Ww2” This guy has one of the most incredible survival stories of all time. Louis Zamperini from olean new york became a famous name in the 1936 berlin summer olympics. Adolf hitler himself requested to meet Zamperini. as tensions mounted, he enlisted in the army Air Force. His bomber would be shot down after a raid by a team of japanese zeros and Louis was transferred to hawaii and assigned to another bomber, the green hornet, which was known to have faulty equipment. during a search and rescue mission on may 27th 1943, the bomber failed and crashed into the ocean. all 11 crew members were assumed to have been killed in action. however, 3 of the men including Louis managed to survive on a life raft for 33 days until one of them died. on day 47 zamperini and one other man washed ashore on the marshall islands, which was under japanese control and the two american soldiers were immediately captured. louis zamperini was shipped to a total of 4 prisoner camps all the while being beaten and subjected to all manner of cruelty. especially from a prison guard named Mutsuhiro Watanabe. Also known as the bird. zamperini would be liberated at wars end in august 1945, nearly 2 years later.

This guy fought a whole war without a weapon. Desmond Doss enlisted to fight in world war 2 out of Virginia. despite being offered a deferment, he chose to serve. as a conscientious objector due to his seventh-day adventist faith he was firmly against killing. Doss was given a role as a combat medic and had to earn the respect of his fellow soldiers who were very hard on him for refusing to carry a weapon. He would go on to earn 2 bronze stars with a V device in guam and the phillipines for exceptional valor in helping wounded soldiers under intense enemy fire. Moving on to the battle of Okinawa, where the americans had to climb a netted hill to engage enemy forces known as the meada escarpment or Hacksaw ridge. they were met with massive fire once on top of the hill. many americans were severely wounded, and in the midst of them. Desmond doss, lowering wounded americans down the hill. the whole time praying. save one more, save one more. he saved 75 american lives and was wounded 4 times. for his unwavering valor he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Desmond doss died on march 3rd 2006 at the age of 87

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“Chris Kyle” “American Sniper” “Clint Eastwood” Did you know that in the movie American sniper. in the scene where Bradley cooper witnesses an Iraqi boy picking up an RPG, he begins to agonize over wether or not to shoot. Bradley cooper stated that while this scene was being acted out, just off camera, Clint Eastwood was right in his ear. talking him through each feeling, each thought that was going through his head. It’s safe to say that the direction of Eastwood contributed to the authenticity throughout the movie

“The Churchill Club” You know what this is. But This other bad boy is a little lesser known. it was the symbol painted on a lot of buildings in World war 2 by a gang of resistance fighters named the churchill club. obviously named after winston churchill, the group of 8 children were from a fancy prep school in Denmark. their parents had never even seen the inside of a prison, so imagine their surprise when they received a phone call that their spoiled well mannered well edjucated wonderful children were actually, terrorizing germans during the second year of Germany's occupation of Denmark. They cut phone lines. They stole guns and other weapons which they didn't know how to use but somehow figured out how to turn them into bombs which they in turn used to bomb railway carts carrying airplane wings. one week later they were thrown in prison but managed to escape for 19 consecutive nights to wreak further havok before they were eventually caught. the churchill club fought their german oppressors all the way up until wars end in 1945.

This guy was the smallest US soldier on record. Richard J Flaherty enlisted into the vietnam-war out of stamford connecticut. Despite being below the height requirement of 5 feet at only 4 foot 9, he received a waiver to join the US army. He would become a member of the famous one hundred and first airborne where he was deployed as a platoon leader in vietnam in december 1967. Company C faced increasingly intense altercations, but his leadership was outstanding. at one point he even dawned enemy clothing and went solo behind enemy lines to find lost American soldiers and bring them back to Company C. After his tour, he became a Green Beret, having to obtain yet another height waiver, and he was sent back to vietnam to engage in special operations behind enemy lines. however, he was sent home in 1971 due to a downsizing in the armed forces. he was troubled in trying to acclimate to normal life, and his fiance died in 1975. he went to work for the CIA, DEA, and private contractors. while living in a homeless shelter in miami, on may 9th 2015, flaherty was killed by a hit and run driver.

Joe Rosenthal Washington DC Iwo Jima have you ever wondered about this picture, or seen this statue and thought to yourself, i wonder what is the meaning behind it? the man responsible for these works is Joe Rosenthal. a press photographer. On february 23rd 1945, during the battle for Iwo Jima, on the peak of mount Suribachi, a small american flag was hoisted by US marines. a few hours later, their colonel wanted a bigger flag in it's place. so as to be seen by all american troops around the island, he stated that he'd better get the small one back. he sent 6 marines to replace the flag. there they met joe rosenthal and explained their orders for the replacement. a marine photographer carrying a motion picture camera by the name of bill genaust was with them. He and Joe were preparing to get their shots when bill asked joe if he was in his way. Joe replied, no that's fine bill hey there it goes! Joe swung around, lifted his camera and barely got this shot. it was 31 days before iwo jima was won, and 3 of the 6 marines in the photo died in combat. Rosenthal's image would become famous and eventually be replicated into a statue at the US marine corps war memorial which is near arlington national cemetery “Iwo Jima Flag”