The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest medal for valor in combat that can be awarded to members of the armed forces. The medal was first authorized in 1861 for Sailors and Marines, and the ...

Fifteen recipients of the Medal of Honor have endorsed GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump for president in 2024. "We, 15 recipients of the Medal of Honor, having served this great nation in wars, ...

Born in Northern Wisconsin, schooled in Green Bay, Charles Whittlesey went on to command World War I's Lost Battalion. This ...

More than a dozen Congressional Medal of Honor recipients endorsed former President Trump in the 2024 presidential race.

Local schools use a character curriculum developed by a society of heroes who hold the nation’s highest award for valor. And ...

Patrick Bateman—when we hear the word “psychopath,” fictional serial killers may spring ... Even apart from his Medal of Honor-winning combat record he explored uncharted branches of the ...

Living Medal of Honor recipients could get a significant boost in their pensions under a bill recently introduced in the Senate. Under the Monetary Enhancement for Distinguished Active Legends ...

which will be a serial number from the airplane that says this airplane is Marge," Taylan said. Bong shot down more planes than any other American pilot, earning celebrity status. Gen. Douglas ...

Bryan R. Swopes of This Day in Aviation On October 1, 1947, after three years of development in which 801,386 engineering ...

The 109th Ordnance Company pin is a distinctive symbol of the unit's service and sacrifice. The pin is a gold-plated eagle with a shield-shaped center. The eagle clutches a sword in its left talon and ...

Gregory Boyle, SJ, STM’84 was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Biden presented ... her skills as a psychiatric nurse to profile serial ...

But, there are great acts of military valor that do not go unnoticed. These are recognized through the Medal of Honor— presented by the president in the name of Congress— the highest military ...