As a live grenade rolled toward him and his fellow soldier, the wounded Sgt. Petry lunged forward, picking it up.

A great American thank-you from a great American company.

Bringing new meaning to performance art, Michael Israel creates an unmistakable portrait of American heroism during a live benefit performance.

What makes America so great? Listen to John Wayne's answer to that simple question.

The storied clash between the ironclad vessels the Merrimac and the Monitor comes to life in this clip from Ken Burns' classic PBS documentary.

Gene Simmons rocks Iraq! The legendary KISS frontman performs for the troops, singing each military branch's song in a rousing, emotionally powerful evening for all. Enjoy and pass it on!

There are many other soldiers, besides Americans, making the ultimate sacrifice in this effort. They see one another as brothers-in-arms and defend each other as they would their own. Great story!

This Gurkha's single handed defense of his unit against a Taliban attack shows the humble heroism of so many of those joined with us in the effort against those who would take freedom away from the Afghan people.

This is a video of Spc Dennis Weichel surprising his children this last Christmas while on R&R from Afghanistan, which is followed by a video about his death in Afghanistan. He dies saving a child from being run over by one of the armored vehicles in his convoy. He was hit by the vehicle and killed. The little girl is fine. This will break your heart, but it is a story about a true hero, a true human being.

Watch this brief video about the dogs of Iraq and the many relationships that formed between soldiers there and the dogs they found in the streets of Iraqi cities.