Here Rests In Honored Glory: Life Stories of Our Country’s Medal of Honor Recipients

Merriam Press Military History Series. In "Here Rests in Honored Glory," DeKever, a veteran of the Iraq War, chronicles the lives of ten recipients of the Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest award for combat heroism, DeKever breaks ranks from similar books by focusing more on describing the men behind the uniform rather than on the few minutes of valor that immortalized them in the pages of American military history. As a result, "Here Rests in Honored Glory" reminds its readers that true heroes are ordinary men and women who, under the most horrific of circumstances, are able to dig deep and find the raw courage necessary to be brave “above and beyond the call of duty” towards protecting other people and serving a cause greater than themselves. Biographies of 2nd Lt Robert Buffum, Brevet Maj John T. Rutherford, Pvt Enoch R. Weiss, Artificer Joseph Nolan, PFC Parker F. Dunn, PFC John D. Magrath, 2nd Lt Harry J. Michael, SSgt William G. Windrich, PFC Daniel D. Bruce, MSgt Gary I. Gordon.