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

St. Joseph Police Officer Vic Weiss was warmly praised and thanked by his comrades and others as he was presented with the ...

The honor is awarded to a lifeguard who risks their life to an extraordinary degree to save or attempt to save another person ...

Joseph Drake, 100, of Hawley, is one of five surviving U.S. Army Rangers who served in World War II. He received a ...

Doubleday Field and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum may be the stars of Cooperstown's lineup, but the ...

The president has pandered to his MAGA base through the subterfuge of re-renaming forts after soldiers with the same last ...

Born just after the end of World War II, Russell “Russ” Griffith’s life was shaped by service. A Parkersburg native and Parkersburg High School graduate of 1963, Griffith joined the U.S. Army at just ...

The push to honor the local decorated veteran has been in effect for years, Kelly noted. This latest resolution will go to ...

This Independence Day, after the last firework fades, consider how you want to carry the spirit of the holiday forward. Come ...

South Korea native Ben Chon waited at the American Legion in Portage Saturday to surprise Bill Grove, a 95-year-old Korean War veteran, with the Ambassador for Peace Medal from the government of South ...

Politics Jan 03 WATCH: Biden awards Medal of Honor and Medal of Valor to military heroes, first responders By Josh Boak, Associated Press ...

Since its inception, Quilts of Valor has garnered more than 11,000 volunteer quiltmakers and awarded more than 400,000 quilts worldwide. Rabatin said each quilt is created with love, care and ...