Tuesday is National Medal of Honor Day, celebrating the thousands of service members since 1861 who have been awarded the ...

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 same certainly can't be said of the U.S. Navy's Arleigh ... "The ship honors United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during ...

Donald Trump expressed surprise at the very high number of recipients having roots in Ireland – and it seems he may be on to ...

Navy and Marine Corps personnel “for heroic or meritorious service not involving aerial flight,” i.e., a sort of Air Medal for ground and surface forces. Contact us at letters@time.com ...

National Medal of Honor Day Set March 25, Brevard's Emory Bennett Awarded Medal for Valor During the Korean War ...

Pieces of it belong to the boys who are still on Guadalcanal…” He went back to fight in the Pacific at Iwo Jima, where he earned the Navy Cross, posthumously at age 28. A Medal of Honor plaque ...