The bill was inspired by retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams, a legendary aviator who got into the longest dogfight in U.S.

Opinion: The Valor Has No Expiration Act ignores why limitations on valor awards like the Medal of Honor matter.

Oak Park police Sgt. Derrick Verge received the Police Medal of Valor from the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police for ...

We honor their actions that go well beyond the call of duty," Gov. Gavin Newsom said of the medal recipients in a press release.

Lt. John Vanderstar, a New York City firefighter, received the Medal of Valor for rescuing a mother and child from a burning apartment on Oct. 23, 2022. Separately, ...

Sulan also was awarded the Medal of Valor for his bravery in ending the rampage. The other medal recipients: Cpl. Jeffrey Farmer of the Littleton, Colorado Police Department, ...

From the rarest to the more common, here are the U.S. military’s valor awards. Medal of Honor Ty Carter and Clint Romesha received the Medal of Honor for their selfless actions on Oct. 3, ...

Lt. John Vanderstar, a New York City firefighter, received the Medal of Valor for rescuing a mother and child from a burning apartment on Oct. 23, 2022. Separately, ...

The recipients of the Medal of Honor are Korean War and Vietnam War veterans. All but one received the honor posthumously at the White House on Friday.

Lieutenant John Vanderstar, a New York City firefighter, received the Medal of Valor for rescuing a mother and child from a burning apartment on Oct. 23, 2022. Separately, ...

President Joe Biden poses for a photo with Medal of Valor honorees in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.