U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Ralph Henry Johnson dived on a grenade to save another Marine. His name adorns Charleston’s VA ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military to remove diversity-related content in accordance with President Donald Trump's executive order to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI ...

Born: 16 September 1900, Harrisburg, Ill. Other Navy awards: Navy Cross, Navy-Marine Corps Medal. Citation: For extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during the rescue and salvage ...

The 100,000-square-foot museum boasts exhibits such as “More Than a Medal,” which explores the “ordinary lives” of medal recipients, like Marine Kyle Carpenter ... with Medal of Honor recipient and ...

The Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard all share a version, while the Army and Air Force have their own styles. Medal of Honor Month isn’t just about recognizing history. It’s about keeping ...

Sgt. William Shemin was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor nearly 100 years after his heroic actions during WWI. (Congressional Medal of Honor Society) War brings out the best and worst in ...

Capt. Joshua C. Watson, left, student naval aviator, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at the National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida, Feb. 28, 2025. (Lance Cpl. Joshua Barker ...

Joseph Robert Kerrey is, for the most part, a model American. He led a distinguished career in both national politics and in his home state of Nebraska. The one-time presidential candidate served ...