Staff Sgt. David Bellavia left Iraq a hero – the man who stormed a house in a torrent of machine gun fire in Fallujah, to save his platoon amid the bloodiest battle of the war. But when he came home, he was largely alone.
For more than a decade, he struggled with family issues, a lack of direction and place and perhaps most of all the loss of the brotherhood he felt with his unit: the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, or as they called themselves, the Ramrods.

“This is a Museum about extraordinary service and sacrifice,” said Britt Slabinski, a Medal of Honor Recipient and president of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. “But it’s also a Museum that highlights the potential in all of us to do heroic things in our everyday lives. Our hope is that visitors will walk in as one person and walk out a slightly different person.”

Army
Col. Ralph Puckett, Jr., wasn’t flashy. He didn’t seek recognition. He was
a West Point graduate who went to war, in this case in Korea in 1950, with a
group of Army Rangers. It was on Hill 205 overlooking the Chongchon River that
his life was changed.

Explore how military values shaped the success of Hotel Tango, the first combat-disabled, veteran-owned distillery.

Veterans Help Group (VHG) is excited to announce a $10,000 donation to the National Medal of Honor Center for Leadership, located at Patriots Point outside of Charleston, SC.

Character has always been something that should be developed, observed and recognized. Whether you are a military officer faced with life or death situations or a child on the playground having to decide between including someone in your game or not, it is the difficult choices you choose to make that define your character.

Discover the transformative power of values-based leadership and how a people-first approach fosters resilience and success in business.

Explore highlights from the Values-Based Leadership Summit where top leaders convened to amplify Medal of Honor values and their impact on modern leadership practices.