Portrait of Italian-American Medal of Honor recipient Luigi Palma di Cesnola, by Jacob D. Blondel. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. James Bradley Cook, 1967) On June 17, 1863, Col. Luigi ...
Twenty-seven cavalrymen charged Japanese infantry at Morong, Philippines, on January 16, 1942. They scattered hundreds of enemy soldiers and held their position for five hours. Only three men were ...