"It is with great honor that MIA/POW Staff Sgt ... Hop was awarded posthumously with the Purple Heart, Air Medal with one Bronze Leaf Cluster, Prisoner of War Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal ...
A Medal of Honor recipient’s portrait and citation are now out of a courthouse closet and back up on a courthouse wall. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph recently ran a letter to the editor from Ed ...
Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...
Craig’s response was to signal his men back to the modest cover of the hill crest while he advanced, firing his carbine to ...
After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...
Friends and family, including 85 members of the Army West Point Swim Team, three Medal of Honor recipients and the commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), were in ...
“Finding out about the Medal of Honor and the battles has made him a real person in all our lives, including my own grandchildren. We’re flabbergasted at the strength and fortitude these men ...
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 ...