Medal of Honor

President Joe Biden has bestowed the nation’s highest military honor to four Army soldiers for heroism that he says went above and beyond the call of duty during the Vietnam War. Biden presented the Medal of Honor to Spc. Five Dwight W. Birdwell, Spc. Five Dennis M. Fujii, retired Maj. John J. Duffy as well as Staff Sgt. Edward N....

The last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, will lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol.

Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, whose heroics under fire over several crucial hours at the Battle of Iwo Jima made him a legend in his native West Virginia, died Wednesday. He was 98.

Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, who served in the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Benning, Georgia, became the first Black U.S. service member to receive the Medal of Honor for actions since 9/11.

President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor next week to three U.S. soldiers who fought in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Blackhawk helicopters flew around Massachusetts on Wednesday, dropping low over cities, including Boston Common, carrying distinguished military veterans. They were recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor in combat, who are in the Bay State for the annual convention of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The Medal of Honor recipients visited high schools...

A U.S. military Blackhawk helicopter was taking veterans who’ve been given the Medal of Honor to various schools in Massachusetts Wednesday.

President Joe Biden is awarding his first Medal of Honor to a 94-year-old retired Army colonel for bravery more than a half-century ago in the Korean War

President Joe Biden on Friday awarded the first Medal of Honor of his term to Ralph Puckett, a 94-year-old Army veteran.

The White House says President Joe Biden will award his first Medal of Honor on Friday to retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., for acts of bravery 70 years ago during the Korean War.

Father Emil Kapaun was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously and is being considered for sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church.

President Donald Trump has bestowed the Medal of Honor on a U.S. soldier for his role in a daring 2015 mission to rescue dozens of hostages set to be executed by Islamic State militants in Iraq

A group of legislators is introducing a bill that would posthumously award Waverly B