The award of a military decoration or medal does not define valor, it only recognizes it. Many acts of unbelievable courage and self-sacrifice occur on the battlefield, but are often obscured in the fog of battle, to remain unrecognized and unheralded.

The men and women in these stories did incredible things and although in many cases there was the official awarding of medals, including several Medals of Honor, their stories remain unknown and untold. This book is a modest attempt to correct that oversight.