LEADER 02752nam 2200505 450 001 9910164862303321 005 20220513143400.0 010 $a1-61200-457-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000001064676 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4805779 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001064676 100 $a20170303h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aCourage in combat $estories by and about recipients of the Nation's Highest Decorations /$fcompiled and edited by Richard J. Rinaldo ; foreword by Joseph L. Galloway 210 1$aPhiladelphia, [Pennsylvania] ;$aOxford, [England] :$cCasemate,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (401 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-61200-456-3 327 $aForeword; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: Golden Deeds; OF HEROES AND COMBAT; AWARDS AND DECORATIONS; FIDELITY; FORTITUDE; FATE, FORTUNE AND FUN; FINAL THINGS; APPENDICES. 330 $a"'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. 606 $aMilitary decorations$zUnited States 606 $aCourage 606 $aCourage$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00881609 606 $aMilitary decorations$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01021074 607 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$xAwards 607 $aUnited States$2fast 608 $aRegisters (Lists)$2fast 615 0$aMilitary decorations 615 0$aCourage. 615 7$aCourage. 615 7$aMilitary decorations. 676 $a343.7301 702 $aRinaldo$b Richard J. 702 $aGalloway$b Joseph L. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910164862303321 996 $aCourage in combat$93401088 997 $aUNINA