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

U.S. Navy Lt. Clyde E. Lassen, Venice High School Class of 1960, earned the Medal of Honor for his actions on the night of June 19, 1968, when the then 27-year-old helicopter pilot recovered two Naval ...

Three of the school’s graduates earned our Nation’s highest miliary award, the Medal of Honor ... American Legion Posts ask ...

Several Medal of Honor recipients performed their deeds of heroism before they ever settled in Arkansas. This includes two ...

I am embarrassed and ashamed to be an American when I think of how our elections make us appear to our global neighbors.

It took 56 years to undo a paperwork error, but Vietnam War veteran Pat Payne finally received his Combat Infantry Badge ...

WILKES-BARRE — Veterans Day is a time for all of us to thank and honor ... “In a few minutes, this hero earned three medals — ...

On Saturday, November 9, 2024, the Cleveland Cavaliers will host Salute to Service Night, presented by Ohio CAT, to honor ...

Veteran senior actors Shin Gu and Kang Boo-ja received the Eungwan Order of Cultural Merit, the second-highest medal, at the ...

They all saw me jump on it, but no one saw me throw it away," Ballard said. "And that's how I earned the Medal of Honor." President Richard Nixon awarded Ballard the medal in May 1970. He also ...

War is hell, it’s often said, and soldiers who get hurt or killed in action are rightly honored for their courage and ...

The state of Illinois has returned a Purple Heart medal to the daughter of a Marine who was wounded in the invasion of Saipan ...