The Medal of Honor is the only American military decoration worn around the neck rather than pinned to the uniform. Each of ...

In collaboration with USA TODAY, “America’s Veterans: Honor, Service, and Sacrifice” is a tribute to veterans—covering ...

Upon closer inspection, I realized I was holding my uncle’s World War II medals. A wave of emotion overcame me as I shook my head, understanding that my uncle’s military story had come full ...

The need to create trophies and medals for Para athletes arose at the Stoke Mandeville Games – the predecessor of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games – which began in 1948. While today, ...

When 46 living Medal of Honor recipients descended upon the ice for a puck drop at a recent hockey game, we're guessing it probably felt a million bald eagles screaming "America!" all at once By ...

Dan McDowell served in the Marine Corp in the Vietnam War, a war where many Vets did not get a warm welcome home. McDowell ...

A Cedar Rapids veteran of the Vietnam War was presented several medals Friday, more than five decades after he finished his ...

Editor: In Article II, Section 2 of our Constitution the framers conferred the authority of Commander in Chief on the President of the United States of America ... than the military Medal of ...

US President Joe Biden has awarded the nation's highest military medal to a Vietnam War helicopter pilot who disregarded a direct order. Retired Army Capt Larry Taylor, now 81, flew his Cobra ...

Patriot Guard motorcyclists will escort a procession of military ... Medal of Honor recipients in one place at the same time is a feat: The nation has 61 living Medal of Honor recipients. Since ...

More than a dozen Congressional Medal of Honor recipients endorsed former ... "We believe in the devoted pledge of allegiance to the United States of America. We believe that American veterans ...

for his time as a prisoner of war (“I like people who weren’t captured”), and earlier this month said the civilian Presidential Medal of Freedom was “much better” than the military Medal ...