Edward Carter

1Sylvester Antolak

56 minNov 9, 2018

Pinned down by heavy enemy fire in a field near Cisterna, Italy, in 1944, U.S. Army Sgt. Sylvester Antolak leads a charge that becomes legendary.

2Clint Romesha

61 minNov 9, 2018

Outgunned and outmanned during an attack on a remote Afghanistan outpost in 2009, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Clint Romesha leads an improbable defense.

3Edward Carter

55 minNov 9, 2018Now viewing

Relegated to the rank of private due to institutional racism in WWII, experienced soldier Edward Carter single-handedly cripples an enemy stronghold.

4Hiroshi Hershey Miyamura

52 minNov 9, 2018

Resorting to hand-to-hand combat, Hershey Miyamura covers the retreat of his men as waves of Chinese soldiers overrun his position in the Korean War.

5Vito Bertoldo

46 minNov 9, 2018

Declared 4-F due to poor eyesight, Vito Bertoldo later joins the U.S. Army anyway and ends up halting an enemy advance alone at the front lines.

6Joseph Vittori

47 minNov 9, 2018

During a vicious nighttime battle in Korea, U.S. Marine Joe Vittori rotates between machine gun nests, making the enemy think it faces a larger force.

7Richard L. Etchberger

60 minNov 9, 2018

His radar station besieged by Vietnamese troops, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger is exposed to enemy fire while his comrades evacuate.

8Ty M. Carter

61 minNov 9, 2018

U.S. Army Specialist Ty Carter's bravery while wounded and under fire earns him the second Medal of Honor awarded for a Taliban attack in 2009.