Raider candidates go through a two-phase screening, followed by a nine-month training program in skills including demolitions, diving, foreign languages, close-quarters combat, and wilderness survival.
Francois d’Eliscu's training regimen was so hazardous that by March 1943 trainees in the program had already suffered 1,600 injuries.
Surrounded by a force of 1,400, Pvt. Hector Albert Cafferata Jr. battled against all odds. As the enemy threw grenades, he swatted them back.
President and CEO of America's Warrior Partnership asks people to give back this Thanksgiving when many veterans cannot afford to put food on the table.
Troops involved in Operations Prosperity Guardian, Poseidon Archer and Pandora Throttle are qualified for the award.
Twenty-three years later, Gary Greco can still vividly picture Ron Bucca waving goodbye and passing through the Pentagon Metro Station turnstiles.