Marine Recruiter Wounded In Chattanooga Shooting Receives Purple Heart A Marine Corps recruiter wounded on the job during the deadly mass shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee last July received the...
Army Captain Killed in Orlando May Be Eligible for Purple Heart: Cook The Army captain killed in the Orlando shootings could be eligible for the Purple Heart as a victim of a terrorist attack.
Bipartisan Criticism Rises as Trump Feuds with Gold Star Family President Obama and Sen. John McCain led a growing bipartisan chorus in telling Donald Trump to lay off a Gold Star family.
Symbols of Sacrifice Should Not Be for Sale "The buying and selling of Purple Hearts transforms these symbols of our brave service members' sacrifices into commodities."
Fort Hood Shooter Says He's Going on 'Hunger Strike' Nidal Hasan killed 13 people and injured 31 at Fort Hood, Texas in November 2009. He is on death row at Fort Leavenworth...
Marines Want More Protection for Recruiters' Bulletproof Cubicles The new safety measures come in the wake of a pair of 2015 terrorism-related mass shootings in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.
![President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-08/ApNewsroom_Obama.JPEG.jpg?itok=UKIqEhsJ "President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, Thursday, June 19, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)")