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After 50 years, this WWII soldier finally received his Medal of Honor
After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...
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Biden Awards Medal of Freedom to Pope Francis
President Biden, a Catholic, awarded the medal with distinction to the pontiff, to whom he has turned for personal guidance. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs Zolan Kanno-Youngs covers the White House and ...
Military.com26d
The Navy's New Destroyer Is Named for the First SEAL to Receive the Medal of Honor
His subsequent 1970 Medal of Honor for his "courageous and inspiring ... On March 14, the SEAL team set out for the base under the cover of the early-morning darkness. It was divided into two ...
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Michael J. Fox Is ‘Proud and Honored’ of His Parkinson’s Fight After Receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fox is reflecting on his devotion to eliminating Parkinson’s disease after being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom ... nation’s highest civilian honor to at the White House.
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80 Years Later, Audie Murphy's Medal of Honor Action Is Still Like Something Out of a Movie
He would cover their retreat while directing artillery ... presented the 19-year-old Murphy with the Medal of Honor for his actions outside of Holtzwihr. By the war's end, he would famously ...
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Live updates: Pete Hegseth, defense secretary pick, grilled during Senate confirmation hearing
“My only special interest is the warfighter, deterring wars ... an Army veteran who earned the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq in 2004. Bellavia ran for Congress as a Republican in 2012 ...
Star Tribune5d
A world-class military health system reinforces the Pentagon’s warfighter ethos
Pete Hegseth is sworn in as secretary of defense by Vice President JD Vance, in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, on Jan. 25. (ERIC LEE/The New York ...
The Daily Signal24d
Medal of Honor Recipient David Bellavia Comes to Pete Hegseth’s Defense
George Caldwell is a journalism fellow at The Daily Signal. Send an email to George. Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia stood up for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in an exclusive ...
San Antonio Express-News29d
Will Hispanic Doughboy from El Paso get Medal of Honor?
But he never received the Medal of Honor. Civil rights groups and friends of the late veteran — who died in 1992, two months shy of his 96th birthday — say he deserved the nation’s highest ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs28d
President’s Medal of Honor awarded to Diaspora leaders
President Herzog awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor to a group of Jewish and non-Jewish Diaspora leaders in recognition of their long-term defense of Israel, battle against antisemitism ...
Fox News24d
Biden awards Pope Francis with highest civilian honor, Presidential Medal of Freedom, over the phone
President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Pope Francis on Saturday. The medal was scheduled to be presented to the ...