The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest medal for valor ... battle and the bearer was usually out in front, drawing heavy enemy fire while holding the flag high. On Nov. 16, 1863, regimental ...

From his Medal of Honor citation: When the 2 platoons had been reorganized, Sgt. Dahlgren continued to advance along the street until he drew fire from an enemy-held house. In the face of machine ...

50 caliber machine gun and superhuman determination. From his Medal of Honor citation: With the enemy tanks abreast of his position, Second Lieutenant Murphy climbed on the burning tank destroyer ...

On Veterans Day, we honor the soldiers who lived beyond their sacrifice serving in the U.S. military. We marvel at the ...

according to his Medal of Honor citation. Without regard for his own safety, Bellavia entered the doorway of the house and engaged the enemy insurgents one by one, first with his M4 carbine and ...

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Patrick Henry Brady, 88, of New Braunfels, won the Congressional Medal of Honor for 'extraordinary courage' as a medevac pilot.

If we don’t try to bridge our internal differences, we’re handing our enemies a gift ... Army Captain Florent Groberg received the Medal of Honor in 2015 for extraordinary gallantry ...

More than a dozen Congressional Medal of Honor recipients endorsed former President ... "We believe that our nation must have ...

The Medal of Honor is the only American military decoration worn around the neck rather than pinned to the uniform. Each of ...

Biden approves Medal of ... award the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War-era Army pilot who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy.