After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...

To look at Lt. Alexander R. "Sandy" Nininger when he began his plebe year at the U.S. Military Academy, one might never have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Orig was found dead beside his weapon and the area in front of his gun was littered with enemy dead," the citation said. The first Medal of Honor ever awarded to a graduate of the Citadel ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Jan. 4 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows an apparent screenshot answering a question about the country’s highest civilian honor. “Can a president rescind the medal of freedom ...

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

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor awarded in the US by the president to people who have made exceptional contributions to society in public service, the arts ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor ...

The White House announced the honor after Mr. Biden spoke to Pope Francis on Saturday and informed him of the award. It was the first time during Mr. Biden’s term that he had awarded the medal ...