Brian Boru
Brian Boru, also known as Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig, is a legendary figure in Irish history who is celebrated for his military prowess and leaders... Read more
Heroes And Hardfucks Blog
Discover the courageous stories of bad-ass men and women who selflessly answered the call, bit the bullet, and demonstrated what real bravery is all about.
Pat Laursen
Pat Laursen learned to shoot a rifle when she was 8 years old so that she could go shooting with her father. Able to pop pennies that were tossed i... Read more
John Paul Jones
Referred to as the “Father of the American Navy,” John Paul Jones was born in Arbigland, Scotland in 1747. His original name was just John Paul, wh... Read more
Donna Tobias
Donna M. Tobias was the United States Navy's first female deep sea diver. Upon enlisting in the Navy in March 1974, she inquired a Navy recruiter ... Read more
Samuel Colt
Samuel Colt was an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman who founded Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company and began the mass p... Read more
Hugh Glass
Hugh Glass was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, trader, hunter and explorer. He is best known for his survival story after being left for dea... Read more
Peter Freuchen
Danish adventurer, polar explorer, and survivalist, Peter Freuchen was a man that would not be conquered by nature. Born in Denmark in 1886, Peter ... Read more
William "Bigfoot" Wallace
Texas Ranger and American folk hero William Wallace was said to be a descendant of the Scottish highlanders William Wallace and Robert Bruce. Wall... Read more
Benjamin Vernon Lilly
Nicknamed Ol' Lilly, Benjamin Vernon Lily was a notorious big game hunter, hounds-man, and mountain man of the American Old West. As a kid, Lilly ... Read more
James B. Hume
James B. Hume was a miner, trader, and lawman in California after the Gold Rush began, but he left his mark on history as a Wells Fargo Detective w... Read more
Charles Whittlesey
Charles Whittlesey was a haunted soul, a man who lived his life like a grim apparition, always lurking in the shadows of the battlefield. Born on ... Read more
Captain Noel G. Chavasse
Captain Noel G. Chavasse was a doctor in the Royal Army Medical Corps whose devotion and courage in the trenches of France would earn him a seat am... Read more
Albert Ball
Born August 14,1896 in Nottingham, Albert Ball was considered a gifted child. In his youth, he tinkered with engines, electrical equipment, and had... Read more
Frank Luke, Jr
Following the United States' entry into World War I in April 1917, Frank Luke Jr enlisted in the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps on September ... Read more
Joe Medicine Crow
Joe Medicine Crow, also known as High Bird, was a prominent Native American historian, author, and veteran who fought in World War II. As a member... Read more
William J. Bordelon
On November 20, 1943, the Battle of Tarawa was underway, and amongst the blood, bullets and explosions, stood U.S. Marine SSgt. William J. Bordelon... Read more
John R. Fox
First Lieutenant John R. Fox was a member of Cannon Company, 366th Infantry, 92d Infantry Division, serving as a forward observer while attached t... Read more
Carter Harman
On May 24, 1944, Second Lieutenant Carter Harman was serving as a flying instructor at Perrin Air Base in Texas while waiting to be shipped oversea... Read more
Rudolph B. Davila
Rudolph B. Davila was a United States Army Staff Sergeant assigned to Company H of the 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. On May 28, 1... Read more
Eugene "Lucky" Flucky
Rear Admiral Eugene "Lucky" Fluckey was skipper of the infamous USS Barb, a submarine that struck terror into the hearts of the enemy with its rele... Read more
Eugene Sledge
Eugene Sledge, the author of “With the Old Breed” would write down notes in his copy of the New Testament during his time fighting in WWII. Diaries... Read more
Simo Häyhä
Simo “The White Death” Hayha was a Finnish Sniper who professionally installed ventilation in Soviet skulls during the Winter War from 1939 to 1940... Read more
John Basilone
On October 24, 1942, during the Battle for Henderson Field, John Basilone, and his Marines went up against an overwhelming force of over 3,000 Japa... Read more
Francis "Gabby" Gabreski
Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski (born Franciszek Gabryszewski) was the son of Polish immigrants to the US. He enlisted with the United States Army... Read more
Fred J. Christensen
In 1942, Fred J Christensen joined the United States Army Air Forces as an aviation cadet. Christensen was credited with his first German aircraft... Read more
Douglas A. Munro
Douglas Albert Munro is the only member of the U.S. Coast Guard that has received the Medal of Honor for actions performed during service. Munro w... Read more
William George Harrell
William George Harrell was born in Rio Grande City, Texas on June 26, 1922. He went to Texas A&M for two years prior to his enlistment in the M... Read more
Captain Robert Dunlap
Robert Hugo Dunlap was born in Abingdon, Illinois, on October 19, 1920. He graduated from Monmouth College in May 1942 with a degree in Economics a... Read more
Walter "Pappy" Allen
Walter Henry Allen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 17, 1915. He was a veteran Marine Parachutist before joining the 5th Marine Divisi... Read more
Lachhiman Gurung
Lachhiman Gurung was a Nepalese-British Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of... Read more
Joe J. Hayashi
Joe J Hayashi enlisted in the Army from Los Angeles in May 1941. Hayashi volunteered to be part of the all-Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team. This... Read more
Veronica Foster
Veronica Foster, popularly known as "Ronnie, the Bren Gun Girl", was a Canadian icon representing nearly one million Canadian women who worked in t... Read more
Daniel W Crowley
A Connecticut native, Daniel W Crowley joined the Army Air Corps in October 1940 at the age of 18. For his first duty assignment, Crowley was assig... Read more
"Airplane" Jane Kendeigh
On March 6, 1945, at just 22 years old, Jane Kendeigh was the first U.S. Navy Flight nurse to fly an evacuation mission to an active battlefield an... Read more
Thomas Alexander Baker
Thomas Alexander Baker was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for h... Read more
Peter Malam Brothers
While on patrol in August 1940, Acting Flight Lieutenant Peter Brothers' flight of eight aircraft came into contact with around 100 Luftwaffe bombe... Read more
Hiroshi H. Miyamura
Enter Hiroshi H. Miyamura, a New Mexico native and second generation Japanese who enlisted in the US Army in 1945 (despite having his wife in an i... Read more
Father Emil Kapaun
During the Korean War, Father Emil Kapaun served as a chaplain for the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. Kapaun was no stranger to comb... Read more
David Bleak
Standing at 6’5’’ and 250 lbs, this Idaho native left all of his fucks in the womb. His name was David B. Bleak. Enlisting in 1950, Bleak joined t... Read more
William Charrette
During the Korean war, on March 27, 1953 the Marines from Fox Co.2/7 Marines were tasked with capturing a heavily defended hill from the enemy. As... Read more
Ernest West
Ernest West was drafted into the United States Army in 1950. By October 12, 1952, he was serving in Korea as a private first class with Company L, ... Read more
Billy Walkabout
The man you're looking at is 2nd Lt. Billy Walkabout, a Cherokee of the Blue Holly Clan.Walkabout served as an Army Ranger in Vietnam, in Company ... Read more
Sammy L. Davis
On the dark morning hours of Nov. 18, 1967, PFC Sammy L. Davis and the men of Battery C, 2nd BN, 4th Artillery Regiment, 9th ID came under attack ... Read more
Ralph Johnson
Ralph Johnson was a man who gave everything for his country and for the warrior to the left and right of him. He was born in 1949 in Charleston,... Read more
Clebe McClary
On the night of March 3, 1968, on Hill 146 in Quan Duc Valley, Vietnam, Marine 2nd Lt. Clebe McClaryand his recon team would be ambushed and outnu... Read more
John Levitow
On the night of Feb 24, 1969, Sgt. John Levitow and the crew of Spooky 71 were providing support to the besieged men defending the Long Binh Army ... Read more
Roy Benavides
Master Sergeant Roy Benavides was a true hard charger out of Cuero, Texas. On May 2, 1968, A squad of Green Berets were out on a reconnaissance mi... Read more
William “Billy” Waugh
William “Billy” Waugh was the definition of a hardfuck. As the saying goes, “Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.” Bi... Read more
Carlos Hathcock
Carlos “White Feather” Hathcock on May 20th, 1959 enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17. This set Hathcock on a path to becom... Read more
Gary B. Beikirch
Gary B Beikirch joined the United States Army in August 1967, just after finishing his second year of college in upstate New York. He was intereste... Read more
Oscar P. Austin
Oscar P Austin joined the United States Marine Corps in Phoenix, Arizona April 22, 1968 and completed recruit training with the 3rd Recruit Trainin... Read more
Leonard Louis Alvarado
Leonard Louis Alvarado was a U.S. Army posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War. Alvarado joined the Army in 1968, and ser... Read more
Riley L. Pitts
On October 31, 1967, just one month before he was to be rotated back home, Captain Riley Pitts and his men from the 2/27th Infantry, 25th ID was ca... Read more
Dan Bullock
On December 10, 1968, Dan Bullock joined the Marine Corps. Despite being fourteen at the time, Bullock enlisted in the Corps by claiming that he wa... Read more
Sgt. Jason Thomas
Sgt. Jason Thomas had been out of the Marine Corps for about a year, when he was dropping his daughter off at his mother's Long Island home on the ... Read more
