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

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

187th Infantry Regiment (Rakkasans), who he led in combat that led to him being awarded the Medal of Honor. During the first battle the unit fiercely took part in, between March 16-18, 1968 ...

Kenneth David sprang to action after enemy forces killed the unit’s platoon leader and ... accepted the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden. A day later the Defense Department inducted ...

j.g. John Koelsch was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism as a rescue helicopter ... When Koelsch’s unit completed its tour of duty, he asked to remain for another one, declaring ...

(Henry Villarama/U.S. Army) For every battle in the Vietnam War, there were numerous small unit actions fought ... enough to produce two Medal of Honor recipients. Born in Girard, Ohio, on Jan ...

But on Friday, he finally received the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. Cavazos ... posthumously for commanding his squad unit in Korea after its leader and several others ...

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

He would become, as Stephen Moore tells us in “Beyond the Call of Duty,” America’s “most decorated Green Beret.” Howard died ...

Five Korean War veterans, including Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously on Jan. 3.