Detective First Grade Miosotis P. Familia spent twelve years serving New York City with the 46th Precinct in the Bronx. Before the badge, she had worked in health care. Beyond either profession, she was a mother of three and a much-loved member of a large family. Her life held more than the terrible event that brought it to an end. On July 5, 2017, Familia was killed by gunfire while seated in… Read more
Encircled but Unbroken Encircled by three enemy regiments in the jungles of Vietnam, Sergeant William Maud Bryant faced a fight that should have ended in annihilation. The ambush came with overwhelming force, waves of automatic weapons fire ripping through the perimeter and pinning his unit down from every direction. There was no safe ground, no easy escape, only chaos and the sound of men under fire. But Bryant didn’t freeze, and he… Read more
The Marine Who Took the Blast: The Unbreakable Courage of William Kyle Carpenter There are moments in life where everything slows down, where instinct takes over, and where a man reveals exactly who he is at his core. For Marine Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter, that moment came in Afghanistan in 2010, when a grenade landed near him and a fellow Marine. In a split second, without hesitation, he made a decision… Read more
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