02752nam 2200505 450 991016486230332120220513143400.01-61200-457-1(CKB)3710000001064676(MiAaPQ)EBC4805779(EXLCZ)99371000000106467620170303h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCourage in combat stories by and about recipients of the Nation's Highest Decorations /compiled and edited by Richard J. Rinaldo ; foreword by Joseph L. GallowayPhiladelphia, [Pennsylvania] ;Oxford, [England] :Casemate,2017.©20171 online resource (401 pages) illustrations1-61200-456-3 Foreword; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: Golden Deeds; OF HEROES AND COMBAT; AWARDS AND DECORATIONS; FIDELITY; FORTITUDE; FATE, FORTUNE AND FUN; FINAL THINGS; APPENDICES."'Courage in Combat' tells stories about our military heroes from the Civil War onward, relating personal accounts and reflections on combat and war from members of the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, Inc. and their friends. The book explores the concept of courage through aspects of the lives, thoughts, and actions of this elite group--recipients of the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, and the Air Force Cross. Their awards are our nation's highest military decorations, given to only one in 20,000 combatants. Among them are sergeants and generals as well as corpsmen, civilians, engineers, "grunts," and paratroopers; there are men and woman, a mess attendant, aviators, spies and prisoners of war, a cavalry scout, candidates for sainthood, and a President of the United States. This book also includes a short history of the Legion of Valor, America's oldest military service organization and an extensive list of its members, past and present."--Back cover.Military decorationsUnited StatesCourageCouragefast(OCoLC)fst00881609Military decorationsfast(OCoLC)fst01021074United StatesArmed ForcesAwardsUnited StatesfastRegisters (Lists)fastMilitary decorationsCourage.Courage.Military decorations.343.7301Rinaldo Richard J.Galloway Joseph L.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910164862303321Courage in combat3401088UNINA