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"We controlled the busiest and most dangerous piece of sky in the world."

"Everyone was scared, but we don't leave each other behind, I did all I could do."

'Their names [are] forever associated with courage and bravery, mission accomplishment and excellence.'

“I wasn’t thinking about it when I went out there. When it became a reality, it was still a shock.”

"It is an honor to be recognized, however, the experience and brotherhood created with my team overseas is the most valuable piece for me."

For their bravery, Knuth and his fellow soldiers would come to be known as the Iron Men of Metz.

"The truth is that I never killed anybody with an entrenching tool."

There’s a famous Marine Corps story from the Vietnam War, where a Marine got a confirmed kill with a small collapsible shovel, called an entrenching tool, or E-tool. Here's what really happened.

Kent flew some 140 missions over North Africa, Italy and Central Europe.

A group of Green Berets have received valor awards for their heroic actions during a grueling eight-hour firefighter against Taliban forces in Afghanistan in August 2019

'The majority of you would rather receive a decoration in your team room and not in public, but it’s important.'

A Marine Raider who assaulted a bunker and recovered a wounded Afghan soldier during a four-hour firefight in Afghanistan last year was one of several special operations Marines recognized for valor when he was awarded the Silver Star last week

An Air Force surgical technician has been awarded the Bronze Star for his life-saving work providing care for more than 600 combat casualties while deployed to the Middle East last year

A group of special tactics airmen were honored with valor awards for their "selfless actions" during a series of raids carried out during a three-month deployment to Afghanistan, one of which resulted in the death of a top Al Qaeda leader in the region,

"The valor we are recognizing today happened at the most tactical level – face to face fighting, close quarters combat, hand grenade range"

"Winning four Bronze Stars is quite a feat ... today he is not alone and never has been."

Cmdr. Sean Shigeru Kido, who headed the Imperial Beach, California-based EOD Mobile Unit 11, was not relieved due to any specific instance of misconduct, EOD Group One spokesperson Lt. Kara Handley told Task & Purpose

In addition to showing how the four fallen soldiers fought to the end, the award citations also describe other service members' bravery that has remained a secret – until now.

It's about damn time

Air Force Staff Sgt. Aaron Metzger was awarded the Bronze Star with a "V" device for his heroism during an hours-long firefight with Taliban militants that saw him overcome significant injuries from both grenade shrapnel and gunfire to save the lives of his teammates

The Army awarded a Bronze Star with a valor device to a fire support specialist for risking his own life to save wounded personnel amid heavy fire from ISIS fighters before obliterating enemy positions with a salvo of 60mm mortar rounds during an intense engagement in Afghanistan

Hailed as a hero for knocking a shooter off his feet in a UNC Charlotte classroom, Riley Howell was posthumously awarded two of the military's highest honors in his hometown of Waynesville this week.

There is no shortage of combat experience among the explosive ordnance disposal soldiers in Fort Bragg’s 28th Ordnance Company. Since...

From day one, the November 2004 offensive to clear Fallujah, Iraq, of enemy fighters was a grueling block-by-block fight. Deadly...

A Marine Raider who sprinted through enemy fire to man an exposed shooting position in the back of an open...