They say the only truly selfless act is giving your life for someone else. In Vietnam’s Bình Sơn District, one marine made such a sacrifice. His name was Gary Wayne Martini, and this is his story. The early life of Gary Wayne Martini Gary Wayne Martini was born in Lexington, Virginia, on the 21st of […]
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Manoj Kumar Pandey – India’s Most Badass Soldier?
“If death strikes before I prove my blood, I promise … I will kill death!” These were the words one Indian war hero wrote in his diary before making the ultimate sacrifice. His name was Manoj Kumar Pandey, and this is his story. The early life of Manoj Kumar Pandey Manoj Kumar Pandey was born […]
Mary Ann Brown Patten – The Pregnant Sea Captain
One of the last places you’d expect to find a pregnant woman is upon a sailing ship between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. But in 1856, that’s just where 19-year-old Mary Ann Brown Patten found herself. This is the story of how she came to command the clipper ship Neptune’s Car. The early life of […]
Joe Medicine Crow – The War Chief of WWII
Few titles sound as straight-up badass as war chief of the Crow Nation, and would you believe that a Native American claimed this title during the Second World War? This is the story of Joe Medicine Crow, a warrior, writer, historian, and anthropologist rolled into one. Before World War II Medicine Crow was born on […]
Finswimming Hero Shavarsh Karapetyan
Some people freeze in an emergency situation, and some plunge right in without a second thought. Shavarsh Karapetyan, a finswimming legend of the Soviet Union, was among the latter. Without his bravery, at least 20 people would have suffered horrible accidental deaths. The early life of Shavarsh Karapetyan Karapetyan was born in Armenia in 1953. […]
The Story of Bruno Gaido
The armed forces aren’t just the soldiers you see on the front lines or the pilots in their aircraft flying above, or even the generals who call the shots from afar. There are doctors, nurses, janitors, mechanics, cooks, etc. Today we will talk about one such individual who does not fall under the military glamour […]
The Heroics of Captain Sandoval
On May 23 2017, the banner of the Islamic State found itself flying over the Southern Philippine city of Marawi. The Caliphate was now in South East Asia putting thousands of people’s lives at risk… After such scenes, there had been a panic among the citizens which led to them fleeing for safety. To such […]
Roy Sullivan – The Human Lighting Rod
Some people we cover here and on our YouTube channel led revolutions, boxed Nazis, survived perilous journeys, and won battles almost single-handedly. But not Roy Sullivan. No, Sullivan achieved legendary status because Zeus (or Thor, if you really must) hated him. Throughout his 71-year life, lighting struck him at least seven times. This is his […]
Bill Millin – The D-Day Piper
There’s nothing more badass than bagpipes. Period. And bagpipes were exactly what one man wore into battle on the bloody beaches of Normandy in the Second World War. Pre-World War II Bill Millin William Millin came into the world on the 14th of July 1922 in Saskatchewan, Canada. His family were Scottish and returned to […]
Michael Malloy – The Man Who Drank Poison For Breakfast
Stereotypically, the Irish love a good drink. At least in Australia, someone who can knock back a few is a “piss-tank.” Our boy Michael Malloy was not only a piss-tank but an all-around tank, too. Despite everyone’s best efforts, it seemed nigh impossible to kill the man. This is what happened. The early life of […]