Nearly 50 lawmakers wrote a letter to President Donald Trump last week urging him to award the Medal of Honor to a Marine ...

The medal was first authorized in 1861 for Sailors and Marines, and the following year for Soldiers as well. Since then, more than 3,400 Medals of Honor have been awarded to members of all DoD ...

More than 24,000 people have signed the Change.org petition requesting that the museum add Chapman’s story to approximately ...

On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...

Craig’s response was to signal his men back to the modest cover of the hill crest while he advanced, firing his carbine to ...

The three soldiers enter a very select cadre. Since 1862, when the Medal of Honor was established, only 3,527 medals, not counting the three presented this week, have been awarded. That is an ...

3 (UPI) --President Joe Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor -- the country's highest ... the posthumous medals were awarded to Pvt. Bruno Orig, Pfc. Wataru Nakamura, Cpl.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Legion, the nation's largest veterans service organization, will proudly honor two dozen Medal of Honor recipients at Monday's Veterans ...

Lt. j.g. John Koelsch was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism as a rescue helicopter pilot during the Korean War. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) During the Korean War ...