Courage under fire : true stories of bravery from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines / by Steven Otfinoski, Jessica Gunderson, and Adam Miller.
Publication Info.
North Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, [2015]
Includes bibliographical references (page 111) and index.
Contents
U.S. Army true stories. This we'll defend. The Civil War. Sergeant William Carney ; Sergeant Richard Kirkland ; World War I. Sergeant Alvin York ; Corporal Donald Call ; Private Henry Johnson ; World War II. Captain Joseph Dawson ; The Korean War. Private Herbert Pililaau ; The Vietnam War. Sergeant Billy Walkabout ; Operation Enduring Freedom. Army Specialist Monica Lin Brown ; Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha ; Operation Iraqi Freedom. Captain Chris Carter -- U.S. Navy true stories. Not self but country. The Civil War. Lieutenant John Worden ; Lieutenant Robert Minor ; World War I. Lieutenant Joel Boone ; World War II. Mess Attendant Second Class Doris Miller ; Lieutenant Albert David ; The Vietnam War. Petty Officer Michael Thornton ; Operation Enduring Freedom. Lieutenant Michael Murphy ; Chief Petty Officer Stephen Bass ; Senior Chief Petty Officer Britt Slabinski ; Operation Iraqi Freedom. Seal Team 3 Chief Chris Kyle ; Commander Lenora Langlais -- U.S. Air Force true stories. Dawn of the Air Force. World War I. Second Lieutenant Frank Luke, Jr. ; World War II. Sergeant John Foley ; Technical Sergeant Arizona Harris ; The Korean War. Captain Manuel Fernandez ; The Vietnam War. Airman First Class John Levitow ; Captain Lance Sijan ; Operation Enduring Freedom. Senior Airman Mark Forester ; Technical Sergeant Angela Blue ; Staff Sergeant Ben Seekell ; Staff Sergeant Robert Gutierrez, Jr. ; Operation Iraqi Freedom. Captain Kim Campbell -- U.S. Marines true stories. Always faithful. World War I. Captain George Hamilton ; World War II. Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone ; Colonel Peter Ortiz ; The Korean War. First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez ; The Vietnam War. Private First Class Robert Rimpson ; Lance Corporal Ned Seath ; Operation Desert Storm. Corporal Michael Kilpatrick ; Operation Enduring Freedom. First Lieutenant Rebecca Turpin ; Corporal Dakota Meyer ; Sergeaant Ryan Sotelo ; Operation Iraqi Freedom. First Sergeant Bradley Kasal.
Summary
"Provides gripping accounts of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines servicemen and servicewomen who showed exceptional courage during combat"-- Provided by publisher.
