The bill was inspired by retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams, a legendary aviator who got into the longest dogfight in U.S.

Millions of U.S. troops fought in Vietnam. For some Americans, the war that effectively ended with the fall of Saigon 50 years ago Wednesday on April 30, 1975, continues to shape their lives.

Honor – would this type of operation be unfair or constitute a breach of trust with the enemy?” See “Basic Principles of the Law of War and Their Targeting Implications,” LWI, Law of War ...

But what shall palliate crimes against the laws of war, of all nations, of civilization, ... It is as well for the honor and fame of the manly and humane among the insurgents themselves, ...

The law allows for a review of actions by non-white veterans who served in World War I to determine whether select acts of valor, which were during that period often diminished due to one’s skin ...

For instance, Fort Hood in Texas was originally named for Confederate Maj. Gen. John Hood and renamed Fort Cavazos after Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, the Army’s first Hispanic four-star general. The base ...

A caravan of 37 Southern California veterans — who served in World War II, the Vietnam War and the Korean War — were treated to a special honor at LAX on Sunday, May 18. The cohort of veterans ...

A war hero from Upstate New York is being honored with the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. military honor for bravery. The Associated Press reports Army Pfc. Charles R. Johnson, from Millbrook, N ...

Prior law had limited the “special markers for deceased Medal of Honor recipients who served on or after April 16, 1917, to help protect antique headstones and preserve the vista of historic ...

The Honor Flight of Southern Colorado organized a free trip for 26 veterans to visit war memorials in Washington, D.C., as a way to honor their service.

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver's bill to honor the WWI "Hello Girls" has been signed into law. ... honor bestowed by Congress and has been awarded to only 186 recipients since the Revolutionary War.