Congress Eyes Top Honor for Navy Pilot Who Was Second-Longest Ever US Military POW Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half...
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Marine Crew Chief Who Died Trying to Save Trapped Pilots in Osprey Crash Awarded Service's Highest Noncombat Honor Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, awarded the service's highest noncombat award for heroism -- the Navy...
Lawmakers Renew Push to Give Bataan, Corregidor WWII Veterans Congressional Medal Several members of New Mexico's congressional delegation plan to renew a push to confer a collective Congressional Gold Medal...
He Died Trying to Save Fellow Marines from a Burning Osprey. Now, Spencer Collart Will Be Awarded for His Valor. It wasn't until a Sunday afternoon in early August, after a long year of unanswered questions about the crash, that the...
9 Things Every American Should Know About the Navajo Code Talkers Navajo Code Talkers, who once faced restrictions on speaking about their crucial role in World War II, are now celebrated as...
5 Reasons Why Chesty Puller is a Marine Corps Legend Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller was a Marine’s Marine. A bonafide badass leatherneck, with the scars to prove it. Here are 5...
Malcolm Gladwell's New Podcast 'Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage' Explores the True Nature of Sacrifice Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage" will not only retell the stories of Medal of Honor recipients, but will also explore what...
A Black Medic Wounded on D-Day Saved Dozens of Lives. He's Finally Being Posthumously Honored Waverly Woodson Jr. was wounded while still on the landing craft. But for the next 30 hours he treated 200 wounded men all...
A Military Family's Push to Get a War Hero the Recognition He Deserved Despite recommendations from a number of officers, it would take Fred McGee until after his death in 2020 for McGee's actions...
Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in...
Peterson Space Force Base Dining Hall Closed Indefinitely After 'Significant Safety Incident' Guardians and airmen stationed at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado have been without an on-base dining hall facility for...
2024 Veterans Day Free Meals and Restaurant Deals and Discounts Restaurants are saluting Veterans Day with free meals and discounts for veterans, service members and their families.
Far-Right Suggests Military Just Authorized Lethal Force Against Americans Ahead of the Election. It Didn’t. As Trump warns about an "enemy from within," a Defense Department directive set off a firestorm on alt-tech social media. But...
Congress Eyes Top Honor for Navy Pilot Who Was Second-Longest Ever US Military POW Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half...