A plaque will be dedicated Sunday at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial to honor the heroism of Vietnam veteran retired ...

Although minor in size, the battle at Firebase Maureen was nonetheless major in ferocity — enough to produce two Medal of ...

The ad, which lauded the life and bravery of retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr., was sponsored by a group that has backed ...

Army Pfc. Kenneth J. David drew enemy fire to save the wounded. Capt. Hugh R. Nelson Jr. was killed while using his body to ...

The American Legion, the nation's largest veterans service organization, will proudly honor two dozen Medal of Honor recipients at Monday's Veterans Inaugural Ball – Salute to Heroes.

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

President Barack Obama awards Sgt. Dakota Meyer the Medal of Honor Sept. 15, 2011. Meyer is the first living Marine recipient ...

"Major Capers, a distinguished Marine veteran and Medal of Honor nominee ... on the last day of his nine-man patrol near Phu Loc, Vietnam, and after thwarting an attack from a numerically superior ...

A plaque will be dedicated Sunday at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial to honor the heroism of Vietnam veteran retired Navy Cmdr. Clyde E. Lassen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. The ...

Six other medals were presented, as well, one for a living U.S. serviceman from Vietnam ... as a Medal of Honor recipient,” said school President Glenn Walters, a retired U.S. Marine Corps ...