Our Home of Heroes Web Site Review Page

Not all of our heroes wear the Medal of Honor. In fact, since our Nation was born in 1776, more than 40 million American men and women have served in one of our branches of service. From this crowd of those patriots who have served, less than 3,500 have received Medals of Honor. But each and every one of them is, in their own way, a hero.

In every generation since our Country's birth, young soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen have been called upon to risk their lives, often on foreign shores, during time of war. These combat veterans have all given "above and beyond the call of duty", many of them earning numerous awards other than the Medal of Honor. Each can be justly proud of the medals they have received.

And even in time of peace, those who serve do so with the full knowledge that at any time they may be called upon to risk their lives on foreign shores. Tragedies, such as the October 23, 1983 terrorist attack on the Marine headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon prove that even "peace-time" service is not without risk or hazard. On that sad day in 1983 more American military men lost their lives than on any single day of the Vietnam War.

Every man or woman who chooses to serve their Nation in uniform, is a hero in their own right, and deserving of our respect and our prayers.