Lt. j.g. John Koelsch's most notable sortie ultimately cost him his life, but through his actions, the pilot he risked his ...

President Joe Biden is set to honor several American war heroes and first responders with medals at the White House on Friday. He will posthumously award the Medal of Honor to six individuals ...

As a result, a total of 1,527 medals were issued during the American Civil War. The very first recipient of the Medal of Honor was Private Jacob Parrott of Company K, 33D Ohio Infantry ...

President Joe Biden on Friday posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to five minority soldiers from the Korean War who may have been denied the nation's highest decoration for valor by a 1950s ...

The infantryman provided first aid to his comrades wounded in the Korean War attack and began helping ... Orig was among the Medal of Honor recipients recognized Friday by President Joe Biden ...