America’s most famous military medals didn’t appear through careful long-term planning. Most US war medals were born during ...

Two soldiers will posthumously receive Medals of Honor for their combat heroics in the Philippines in 1899 that they never got because of a mix up with their mailing addresses, the Army said Thursday.

Synopsis: The Medal of Honor, the nation's highest decoration for valor, has been revoked from 911 individuals since its inception. -While the 1916 Board of Generals ...

Survivors recalled arriving at the Wounded Knee camp three days after the fighting, finding a blizzard had buried the frozen bodies of Lakota men, women, children and infants in snow. They described ...

WASHINGTON - In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt awarded the Medals of Honor to Pvt. Simon Harris and Pvt. James W. McIntyre for their actions in the American-Philippine War. Senator (now Governor) ...

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A World War II medal that had been lost for years was returned to the family of Sgt. George Pershing during a special ...