The White House Medal of Honor ceremony on Tuesday for Sergeant Salvatore Giunta took me back over 40 years ago to a small office on the quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston. My phone rang and a Maj. Scott ...
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Why I don’t wear my Medal of Honor

In this powerful reflection, a Medal of Honor recipient explains the deeply personal reasons behind choosing not to wear the ...
WASHINGTON — Recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration bestowed in the United States, will see their pensions increase nearly fourfold under legislation signed by President ...
One of the first waves of Marines to hit the beach hug the ground as they land on Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945. (INP pool/AP) On Oct. 5, 1945, President Harry S. Truman placed the Medal of Honor around ...
A California lawmaker has introduced a bill that could pave the way for troops and veterans to receive the Medal of Honor many years after their heroic acts. Rep. Darrell Issa, a Republican, ...
Gordon was awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism" while serving as commander of a Catalina Patrol Plane that rescued 15 United States Army Fifth Air Force service members shot down in ...