Medal of Honor

1. Sylvester Antolak

56m

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.

2. Clint Romesha

61m

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

3. Edward Carter

55m

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

4. Hiroshi Hershey Miyamura

52m

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.

5. Vito Bertoldo

46m

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.

6. Joseph Vittori

47m

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.

7. Richard L. Etchberger

60m

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

8. Ty M. Carter

61m

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.