But a medal given to the heroes of that key Rebellion win was sold for almost $400,000 at a recent auction. In addition to the Medal of Yavin — a medal of bravery of sorts bestowed by Princess ...

ARLINGTON, Texas – As Lee Greenwood belted out “God Bless the USA,” 32 of the 61 living Medal of Honor recipients, national and military leaders, celebrities and musical guests celebrated ...

If this is correct, the more attention we give to aid, the less to what is inarguably of greater moment—the future of human freedom in Africa. The paradox of the situation is that one can ...

Editor's note: The headline and story were updated to reflect that Robert Howard is the only soldier nominated three times for the Medal of Honor. Marine Dan Daly and Gen. Douglas MacArthur also ...

And among those files flagged for removal was a photograph of Pfc. Harold Gonsalves, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps ...

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson won Great Britain's first figure skating World Championship medal in more than 40 years with ice dance bronze in Boston. Not since 1984, when Jayne Torvill and ...

During a two-day session in Ahmedabad, Congress leaders, including Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, intensified their criticism of the BJP and RSS, particularly regarding religious freedom and ...

Japan's famed cherry trees are getting old, but a new AI tool that assesses photos of the delicate pink and white flowers could help preserve them for future generations. Hiroyuki Wada of the ...

Freedom of speech is a bellwether: how any society tolerates those with minority, disfavored, or even obnoxious views will often speak to its performance on human rights more generally. In ...

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