Medal of Honor Recipient Kenneth Stumpf Dies at 77 Stumpf rescued three wounded soldiers near Duc Pho, Vietnam in 1967, making three trips under heavy enemy gunfire to carry...
The 'Real' Forrest Gump: Medal of Honor Recipient Sammy L. Davis Sammy Davis shared a name with a popular entertainer, and his acts of valor during the Vietnam War were a template for the...
An Air Force Pilot Earned the Medal of Honor by Daring the Enemy to Try to Catch Him Air Force Lt. Col. Gerald Young led the enemy on a wild goose chase away from a crash site so survivors could be rescued.
Why the United States Revoked Hundreds of Medals of Honor In 1917, a board of five generals struck hundreds of "undeserved" Medals of Honor off the list.
This Special Forces Medic Earned the Medal of Honor by Saving 60 Lives in Vietnam Former Army medic and Medal of Honor recipient Gary Rose was raised to be a man who did what he said he would do - and do it...
The Original 'Airman Snuffy' Was Real and a Total Badass Maynard "Snuffy" Smith may not have been a likable guy, but he earned the Medal of Honor as an Army Air Forces airman during...
Meet the Soldier Who Earned the Medal of Honor After Smoking a Joint After using a little marijuana to try to get some sleep, the enemy attacked. Despite the drug, Peter Lemon was ready.
This Soldier Received the Medal of Honor for the Last Bayonet Charge of the Korean War Lewis Millett's bayonet charge didn't just change a battle; it changed the geography of the Korean War and led to the naming...
The Fastest Medal of Honor Was Awarded to an Airman Who Carried a Burning Phosphorus Bomb in His Hands Henry Erwin carried a burning bomb while blinded and on fire for 22 seconds. "It felt like miles," he later said.
How One Officer's Enlisted Men Ensured He Received the Medal of Honor Matt Urban is one of the most decorated soldiers ever, but no one knew for more than 30 years.
4 Soldiers Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault in Barracks at Washington State Base Four soldiers have been charged in an alleged sexual assault that took place in the barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in...
Fire Extinguished After 12-Hour Fight on USS New Orleans Off Okinawa Two sailors received minor injuries in the response, U.S. 7th Fleet officials said.
A Look at Those Trump Has Targeted in Tactic of Revoking Security Clearances The Trump administration's announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former...
Major Russian Attack on Western Ukraine Hits an American Factory During US-Led Push for Peace The aerial assault on a part of Ukraine that has largely avoided such focused attacks was one of Russia's biggest this year...
14 with Ties to Washington Deported to ‘Third Countries’ and Guantánamo Bay As the Trump administration lines up ever more countries to accept deported immigrants, a report to be released Thursday...
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-07/mil%20aerial%20gunner%20maynard%20smith%201200.jpg?itok=4VsfOol3 "You may be cool, but you'll never be "earning the Medal of Honor for peeing on a fire at 30,000 feet while fighting Nazi fighters and saving your crew" cool. (U.S. Air Force)")
