Fightin' Five #28
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Hank Hennessy," the title story of this issue, Hank Hennessy, a decorated soldier with a distinguished military career, is assigned to lead a special forces unit despite being wounded and on convalescent leave. The Fightin' Five are deployed into a jungle operation where they encounter enemy forces; during the mission, Hank's team engages in intense combat while attempting to establish contact with an old adversary known as a Viet Cong foe. The story concludes with Don Simms' grave left alone in the jungle after he was buried there during the operation.
In "Jungle Death," sharpshooter Donald Simms and Company F push deep into enemy-held jungle territory, where a hidden machine-gun nest pins them down on an old trail. When the gunfire grows fierce, Simms volunteers to neutralize the threat—but the jungle exacts a heavy price for his bravery.
A non-fiction account tracing the history of military decoration from Rome's laurel wreaths through the modern Medal of Honor, exploring how recognition for bravery evolved from an exclusive privilege of nobility to an award available to soldiers of all ranks. The story examines the Medal of Honor's distinctive blue ribbon and white stars, its modest financial benefits, and the sobering reality that most recipients receive the decoration posthumously. A straightforward chronicle of how one of America's highest honors came to be and what it means to those who've earned it.
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Reprinted in Fightin' Five #42 (1981), Power of Five #1 (1998), Gwandanaland Comics #591 (2017), Gwandanaland Comics #1678-A
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