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.

Brian Boru

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

Pat Laursen

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 "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

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 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

Dan Daly

Dan Daly

Daniel Joseph Daly was a United States Marine and one of nineteen servicemen (including seven Marines) to have received the Medal of Honor twice. A... Read more

William George Harrell

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

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 "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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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