Daniel Whitfield – Medal of Honor Recipient
Little is known about Daniel Whitfield, a Newark native who received his al Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War.
There are numerous...
Color Guards, the American Flag, and Regimental Colors
In the wake of college students and pro-Palestinian groups tearing down the American flag and hoisting that of another country, and recently writing the...
Dominic “Bud” Vitollo
He sings, he laughs, he’s had a fascinating life enjoying his children, half dozen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. And Vitollo, better known...
Isaac Harrison Carman
Although New Jersey is not credited with his Congressional Medal of Honor, Isaac Harrison Carman was born in Monmouth County, served honorably during the...
Argonaut Junior and Simon Lake
It was a few years after the Argonaut Junior was built in Atlantic Highlands that local youth Albert Loux, right, and Raymond Stryker, center,...