In his opening remarks at the White House ceremony, Biden said the Medal of Honor recipients epitomized the American ideal ...

Louis Schittly, a French physician whose experiences in an African war zone in the late 1960s led him to help start Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders, an aid group that received the ...

In 'Indian Genius', Meenakshi Ahamed provides fascinating portraits of Indian Americans who started the wave of success ...

Then-Army Pfc. Kenneth David, left, and Army Capt. Hugh Nelson Jr., right, are the latest soldiers who served during the ...

Seven soldiers who served in the wars in Vietnam and Korea received the Medal of Honor -- the nation’s highest military award ...

We have been learning about Sharon McCully, a 1957 Russell High School graduate, who trained as a nurse and volunteered for the Air Force in 1968. She served in Massachusetts before completing flight ...

Loved ones of fallen Gallupville firefighter Tom Parsons said their goodbyes on Saturday. Parsons died from a pre-existing ...

Medical supplies destined for SEA are usually ... have saved more lives in the Vietnam War than in any other previous conflict. Brigadier General William M. Mantz commands the Defense Personnel ...

The Hudson Valley is mourning the loss of a cherished physician and community leader, Dr. Jeffrey S. Carr, who died peacefully after a brief illness.Carr, a Northern Westchester resident who called ...

They included a woman known as ‘Amazing Grace’ and another who became the world’s second oldest person. One was a groundbreaking neurosurgeon, another a beloved philanthropist and youth coach. These ...

The pardon was one of the defining presidential moments for Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100. The move was ...

Seven soldiers will receive Medals of Honor decades after their acts of heroism. Some military experts say the delays may be ...