As with just about everything else in the military, the history and rituals surrounding medals are highly elaborate and often very stringent. There are rules and ceremonies involved with the ...
For years Americans attending the Olympics have enjoyed the added blessing of a robust dollar. So it has been a bit humbling at the past two Games in Europe -- Athens in 2004 and now in Torino -- to ...
A decision to let stand the Medals of Honor awarded to soldiers who fought at Wounded Knee more than a century ago has reopened old wounds and reignited deep divides among descendants over how this ...
The first modern Olympic medal was awarded in 1896, with designs varying from mundane to ostentatious. Since the beginning of the 2000s, we've seen more than a fair share of unique Olympic medal ...
Gold medals are the highest honor an Olympian can earn. Over 10,000 athletes compete for hundreds of medals at each Summer Games, but only a third of medal winners take home gold. Contrary to its name ...
The stolen World War One medals were the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal. Many of the victim's ...