Fallujah Vet Will Be First Living Medal of Honor Recipient from Iraq War Badly outnumbered, Staff Sgt. David Bellavia took on insurgents first with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and then a knife.
Army Service Cross Recipient Died Shielding Polish Officer from Blast Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis sacrificed his life to save a Polish Army officer from a suicide bomber in Afghanistan in 2013.
White House Makes It Official: Army Vet David Bellavia Will Receive Medal of Honor The award is an upgrade from Bellavia's previously awarded Silver Star and honors his exceptional bravery.
Church Bells to Ring 13 Times to Honor 13 D-Day Medal of Honor Recipients The event masks a dispute over where and when to memorialize all those who have earned the nation's highest award for valor.
Chinese-American WWII Vets Eligible for Congressional Gold Medal The medal honors their heroism in service and sacrifice in the face of discrimination
Marines Demand Answers After Tribute to Fallen Navy Cross Recipient Goes Missing When a hero’s Navy Cross citation plaque was removed from a lounge his family helped fund, Marines sprang into action.
Purple Hearts Finally Awarded to Coast Guard Crew Killed in World War I The cutter Tampa was sunk by a U-boat torpedo in 1918, killing all 131 aboard.
Lawmakers Push Bills to Improve Veteran Care, Increase Medal of Honor Stipends Other measures would strengthen women's health care and protect veterans from substandard health services.
Racism Kept Some WWI Troops from Receiving Medal of Honor, Lawmakers Say Bills have been introduced in Congress to review whether Medals of Honor were denied to African-American troops in WWWI.
Lawmaker Renews Push to Get Vietnam-Era Airman Medal of Honor A California lawmaker recently introduced legislation to upgrade an award for a Vietnam-era airman to the Medal of Honor.
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.