“We didn’t do it for recognition. We did it out of duty to one another and to our country.” Those are the humble words of Pfc. John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from World War II ...
WINTER PARK, Fla. — Maj. Gen. John C. Raaen Jr., the last surviving U.S. Army Ranger who participated in the initial assault on Omaha Beach on D-Day, was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal ...
In a wheelchair, retired U.S. Army Major General John C. Raaen, Jr., the last surviving Army Ranger of a decisive World War II victory on D-Day in France, triumphantly raised a Congressional Gold ...
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