Heroes And Hardfucks Blog

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 F, 58th Infantry, 101st... 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 by... 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, South... 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 outnumbered 12 to... 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 base from... 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 mission in Vietnam.... 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.” Billy Waugh is one... 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 of the Crow Nation,... 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.  As part of the initial assault wave,... 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 interment camp).  On the night... 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 to the 598th Field Artillery Battalion in... 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 combat and death, having served in... Read more...
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 leadership in the struggle against the... 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 overseas for service during World... 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 a distant day in... 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, 1944, his company was involved... 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 into... 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 relentless pursuit of victory. Considered... 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 the Army and... 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 amongst other legends.  During... 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 were not allowed... 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 hand to hand combat ensued... 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, 14th Infantry... 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, which he would change... 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. His record varies when it comes... 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 Japanese soldiers. For multiple days, Japanese... 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 become one of... 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 morning... 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 Air Corps in July 1940, was commissioned... 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 shot down on November 26, 1943,... 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 was piloting a Higgins boat... 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 about the possibility of... 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. All Marine double recipients except Daly... 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 Marine Corps... 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 and Business. He enlisted in... 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 Division at Camp Pendleton. Allen served as... 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 the enemy that can be awarded to... 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 production of commercially viable revolvers. In his early days, Colt's... 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 dead by his companions when he... 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 army unit was mostly... 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 interested in becoming a Green... 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 Training Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot... 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 served as a specialist four.... 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 craved adventure and danger at a... 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 called upon... 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 was eighteen. At a time... 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.  Wallace fought with the Texas Army against... 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 the manufacturing plants that produced munitions and... 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 assigned to an aircraft... 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 learned to track and hunt bears... Read more...