President Barack Obama awards Sgt. Dakota Meyer the Medal of Honor Sept. 15, 2011. Meyer is the first living Marine recipient ...

EXCLUSIVE: A new, bipartisan, bicameral bill would boost pensions for Medal of Honor recipients six-fold. The legislation, reintroduced by Texas Republicans Rep. Troy Nehls and Sen. Ted Cruz and ...

Army Pfc. Kenneth J. David drew enemy fire to save the wounded. Capt. Hugh R. Nelson Jr. was killed while using his body to ...

President Joe Biden will honor extraordinary acts of bravery on Friday in one of his final opportunities to formally ...

When the ground was recaptured later that day, Orig was found dead beside the machine gun, surrounded by enemy combatants he had killed. Orig was among the Medal of Honor recipients recognized Friday ...

In the halls of Arlington High School in eastern New York sits a bronze statue depicting a Soldier rescuing an alumnus of the ...

Although minor in size, the battle at Firebase Maureen was nonetheless major in ferocity — enough to produce two Medal of ...

"Nelson’s conscious decision to sacrifice his own life for that of his comrades saved the lives of his three fellow crew members that fateful day," his Medal of Honor citation reads. "Nelson’s ...

Keep smiling,” were two poignant words offered by Becky Baran, the youngest child of Capt. Paul William “Buddy” Bucha, in a ...

When the ground was recaptured later that day, Orig was found dead beside the machine gun, surrounded by enemy combatants he had killed. Orig was among the Medal of Honor recipients recognized ...