A South Carolina lawmaker’s bill would waive the requirement that troops receive the Medal of Honor within five years of ...

Close to 15 million Americans served in the military during World War II. But the Medal of Honor, the nation’s ... days after the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.

The town will soon have five new statues dedicated to its Medal of Honor recipients at the Ralph Talbot Amphitheater next to ...

Suffering two broken legs and heavy bleeding, Capers continued fighting and directed his team in the counterattack.

The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington offers patriotic displays of soldiers who performed extraordinary acts of ...

A Jewish World War II soldier from Michigan is being remembered for his extraordinary heroism that earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration.

"Today, America lost not just a valiant Marine and a Medal of Honor recipient, but an important link to our Nation's fight against tyranny in the Second World War," U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd ...

A second law passed in 1862 established ... with the current versions created during World War II. While the requirements for the Medal of Honor have changed over time, it has been primarily ...

World War II Medal of Honor recipient George Watson ... As German troops fought closer and closer to his position on the second floor of a house, he called in artillery on himself to buy time ...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sunday that Hershel “Woody” Williams, the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, will lie in honor ...

Wilson is seen on July 2, 2024. US Army A future Medal of Honor recipient saved Quinlin's father's life in the Philippines in World War II, losing his life as he fought off the Japanese.