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

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 ...

The Navy on Saturday commissioned the USS John Basilone, its latest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, named in ...

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 ...

Canley, who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions in the ... the ones that earned him the nation’s highest military honor, took place in January-February 1968 during the Battle of Huế ...

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

Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center memorializes the history of our nation’s highest military award for valor, from the first medals in 1863 to the present, and educates the next ...

There are just over 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients nationwide, since US history. “Something about those individuals, who go beyond the extraordinary of what humans do,” Veteran and author, Michael ...

As an affiliate partner, Military.com earns from qualifying ... according to his Medal of Honor citation. Without regard for his own safety, Bellavia entered the doorway of the house and engaged ...

Harl Pease of the U.S. Army Air Corps. Pease, a native of Plymouth, received the Medal of Honor posthumously after his ...

Lunch also will be available, and there is no admission fee for the event, which lasts until 4 p.m. Dozens of military vehicles and aircraft will be on display. The Medal of Honor recipients will ...

Honored is how U.S. Army Specialist Five and Medal of Honor recipient James ‘Doc’ McCloughan felt because he couldn't wait to tell the world how much those who served in the military are ...