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

Full eligibility criteria for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service medals are contained in Department of Defense Manual 1348.33, Volume 2, Manual of Military Decorations and Awards.

No. 82 in the United States Senate ... Though there are myriad military heroes, many unsung, the Medal of Honor sets specific provisions for recipients. At least two eyewitnesses must provide ...

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker is a figure of monumental historical importance, remembered not only as the only woman to receive the United States’ highest military award, the Medal of Honor, but also as a ...

An Ashland resident who was a combat medic and did two tours in Vietnam as a Dustoff Medic, received a Congressional Gold ...

Retired Army Col. Kevin Weddle, a historian and author, received the Friends of the New York State Military Museum’s inaugural Preserving Our Military Heritage Award during a ceremony at the museum at ...

US President Joe Biden has awarded the nation's highest military medal to a Vietnam War helicopter pilot who disregarded a direct order. Retired Army Capt Larry Taylor, now 81, flew his Cobra ...

Late chef-author Anthony Bourdain received a posthumous humanities medal. “Above all, you are the masters of your craft that have made us a better America with all of you have done,” Biden ...

My wife Harriet and I were grateful last month to be invited to the Tar Heel Tribute, an annual in-person event for Carolina ...

Sep 13, 2024 Sep 13, 2024 Updated Oct 23, 2024 Tyler Junior College Apache Belles and others greeted Medal of Honor recipients ... His family came to the United States from South Vietnam in ...

Preston commanded two PT boats, receiving the Medal of Honor for his crew’s efforts in the ... The real life events that ...

The first round of Olympic medals for artistic gymnastics will be awarded at the ... Great Britain finished third in qualifications, Ukraine finished fourth, and the United States finished fifth.