Ruby Bradley

Col., U.S. Army

A true hero, Bradley was an Army nurse who continued to selflessly serve with her fellow captive nurses as POWs in the Philippines. It was by smuggling supplies and surgical equipment that she was able to help feed starving children, assist in 230 operations, and deliver 13 babies. She courageously returned to the front lines in Korea only 5 years later where she assisted in evacuations and escaped just as her ambulance exploded behind her.