As USS Arizona burned on December 7, 1941, Lt. Commander Fuqua displayed true courage under fire.

Coast Guardsman Charles Walter David Jr. volunteered to rescue sailors from the doomed USAT Dorchester and also saved the lives of two of his own shipmates.

Mexican-born Jose Lopez earned America’s highest military honor for his heroic one- man stand during the Battle of the Bulge.

Wartime film star Patsy Kelly's most defiant act was being an openly gay woman in an inhospitable climate for the LGBTQIA+ community. 

A Global Moment: September 11, 2001. This exhibition, organized by the New York State Museum, will be on view at The National WWII Museum March 15 - May 20, 2012.