President Barack Obama says an Army captain who spared fellow soldiers by tackling a suicide bomber in Afghanistan had the instincts and courage to do what was needed. Obama presented the Medal of ...

WASHINGTON (WLS) -- U.S. President Barack Obama honored some of Chicago's heroes with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday. Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and FCC Chairman Newton Minow ...

WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama surprised Honor Flight veterans who were traveling to DC from Wisconsin over the weekend to pay tribute to their military service. Obama, 64, boarded the ...

Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of Wisconsin veterans on an honor flight to Washington, D.C. just days before Veterans Day. Upon arrival from Madison, the veterans on the plane were ...

Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of veterans who flew into Reagan Airport over the weekend. The veterans were visiting Washington, D.C., as part of an honor flight. The former President ...

President Harry S. Truman established the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1945 to recognize civilians for their efforts during World War II. President John F. Kennedy reinstated the medal in 1963 to ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama, in awarding an overdue posthumous Medal of Honor to a Vietnam hero Wednesday, paid tribute to soldiers who received a cold reception when they returned home ...

Former US President Barack Obama surprised a plane full of veterans and their families as they arrived in Washington ahead of Veterans Day. The “honor flight” was carrying veterans and their families ...