Recipients of the Medal of Honor hold a distinct place of honor in American military history, and that recognition extends ...

When a soldier, sailor, marine or an airman commits a heroic act they may be submitted by others to receive the Medal of ...

Fort Lee is now named for Pvt. Fitz Lee. The new namesake was a Buffalo Soldier who earned the Medal of Honor. By Nicholas Slayton Published Jun 19, 2025 8:00 AM EDT When the U.S. Army announced on ...

Nearly 20 Medal of Honor recipients will ride a train following the same route as the Civil War's Great Locomotive Chase from ...

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration, to seven U.S. Army veterans for their heroism during the Korean and Vietnam Wars at the White House on Friday.

In seventeen days of September 1918, Frank Luke burned a path across the Meuse, torching hydrogen dragons under flak and fighters, dropping three more in flames on his last mission, and dying with a .

David Bruce Bleak grew up in a small Idaho farming community, but hoped to one day see the world. As a rancher and farmhand who didn't graduate from high school, he hoped enlisting in the U.S. Army ...

Two soldiers will posthumously receive Medals of Honor for their combat heroics in the Philippines in 1899 that they never got because of a mix up with their mailing addresses, the Army said Thursday.

The origin of the highest military decoration dates back to the American Civil War when Iowa Senator James W. Crimes introduced a bill to “promote the efficiency of the Navy” by authorizing the ...

The 1863 Battle of Fort Wagner was a fairly inconsequential battle of the Civil War in terms of overall tactics and strategy. The Union Army needed to capture the rebel-held fort as part of its ...

ARLINGTON, Texas – As Lee Greenwood belted out “God Bless the USA,” 32 of the 61 living Medal of Honor recipients, national and military leaders, celebrities and musical guests celebrated the official ...