“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 ...

Joseph J. Drake, a 100-year-old Hawley native and one of only five surviving WWII Army Rangers, was honored on June 25 in Washington, DC, with the Congressional Gold Medal for distinguished Army ...

WWII Army Ranger veteran John Wardell, 99, received the Congressional Gold Medal. Wardell was honored for his service, including fighting in Normandy, France, and the Battle of the Hurtgen Forest. He ...

At Camp Frank D. Merrill, nestled in the rugged terrain of Northern Georgia, the U.S. Army's 5th Ranger Training Battalion, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, leads the mountain phase of the U.S.

There are five surviving Rangers from the more than 6,500 who served in WWII. “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 ...

(WASHINGTON) — “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 ...