AUSA Releases Medal of Honor: Ruben Rivers

American soldiers have always displayed heroism on the battlefield. But only a select few are recognized with the nation’s highest military decoration: the Medal of Honor.

The Association of the United States Army celebrates their valor with the Medal of Honor graphic novel series. These full-color digital books are created by a talented team of professionals drawn from the comic book industry, and the details are vetted by professional historians. Each eight-page issue profiles a true American hero, bringing to life the daring deeds that distinguished themselves by gallantry in action “above and beyond the call of duty.”

The series started in October 2018 with the release of Medal of Honor: Alvin York to commemorate the centennial of York’s heroic actions in World War I. To date, twenty issues have been published, commemorating such heroes as Audie Murphy, Mary Walker, Daniel Inouye, Henry Johnson, and Roy Benavidez.

Staff Sergeant Ruben Rivers served in the 761st Tank Battalion, the famed “Black Panthers” who were assigned to George Patton’s Third Army in World War II. In November 1944, Rivers was injured when his tank hit a mine outside Guebling, France, but he refused evacuation and took command of another tank. Three days later, when the company ran into German defenses, Rivers fought to cover the unit’s withdrawal and was killed by anti-tank fire.

Medal of Honor: Ruben Rivers was created by a team of professional comic book veterans:

Script: Chuck Dixon (Batman, The Punisher, The ’Nam)
Pencils, Inks, Cover: Wayne Vansant (The ’Nam, Savage Tales, All Quiet on the Western Front)
Colors: Peter Pantazis (Justice League, Superman, Black Panther)
Lettering: Troy Peteri (Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men)

AUSA is producing four new issues in 2024, along with a paperback collection for the fall:

*Medal of Honor: Ruben Rivers – for the African American tank commander who fought with the famed “Black Panthers” in World War II

Medal of Honor: Flo Groberg – to celebrate the first foreign-born Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War

Medal of Honor: Hiroshi Miyamura – to recognize the Korean War soldier whose award was classified as “top secret”

Medal of Honor: Charles Whittlesey – for the commander of the Lost Battalion of World War I

Information and links to all of the graphic novels are available on AUSA’s Medal of Honor series page at www.ausa.org/moh.

To read Medal of Honor: Ruben Rivers online or download a free copy, please visit www.ausa.org/rivers.

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