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

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

President Joe Biden will honor extraordinary acts of bravery on Friday in one of his final opportunities to formally ...

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

WASHINGTON — Five Korean War soldiers whose extraordinary heroism was not fully recognized at the time will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor as part of a campaign to shine a light on ...

Like the heroes in comic books, Cpl. Fred McGee rescued others when the odds were stacked against him. On June 16, 1952, ...

A World War One medal has been returned after being in the possession of the wrong family for generations. Ian Lofthouse discovered the medal, awarded to Private Albert W Dove of the Yorkshire ...

Biden didn’t seem to mind the moment but moved forward with presenting the Medal of Honor to five Korean War soldiers. “These are genuine to their core heroes. Heroes of different ranks ...

A war hero from Upstate New York is being honored with the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. military honor for bravery. The Associated Press reports Army Pfc. Charles R. Johnson, from Millbrook ...

The valor of three World War II heroes, all recognized with the Medal of Honor, should be remembered as America reflects on its role in the world.

Biden bestowed the medal posthumously to six men and one living ... went above and beyond the call of duty.” During the Korean War, Pfc. Wataru Nakamura destroyed an enemy machine gun nest ...

MILLBROOK, N.Y — A Dutchess County war hero who was killed during the Korean War has received the Medal of Honor after a push by U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan to get him that top military honor ...