Creek’s actions were recognized posthumously when he was awarded the Medal of Honor on April 20, 1970, in a White House ceremony led by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew. Born April 7, 1950 ...

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew presented the Medal of Honor to Durham’s mother, Grace Jolley, on Oct. 31, 1969 at the White House in Washington D.C. “We spent a lot of time reconstructing the ...

A new museum is opening in Texas highlighting the lives and service of Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War to the ...

Excitement is building for the grand opening of the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington . To prepare for the event, ...

More than 3,000 service members have received our nation’s highest military honor since 1863. Only one museum tells their stories.

Legislation that would quadruple the pensions of Medal of Honor recipients passed the House with unanimous bipartisan support on Wednesday. The bill sailed through the House 424-0. If passed by ...

A group of veterans and lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to award an 87-year-old Marine Corps "legend" and war hero the Medal of Honor after he was snubbed by former President Joe Biden.

The US Department of Defense has removed the webpage honouring Army Major General Charles Calvin Rogers, a Medal of Honor recipient who served in the Vietnam War. The page now redirects to a ...

It was not until Vietnam, however, that a Black soldier, Riley Pitts, earned both an officer’s commission and the Medal of Honor. Born in Fallis, Oklahoma, on Oct. 15, 1937, Riley Leroy Pitts ...

He was sent to Vietnam in 1964, where he would receive the Medal of Honor for his courageous and nearly fatal defense of an American training camp in July of that year. Donlon died on Jan. 25 ...

You can get in touch with Suzanne by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English Under the newly proposed Medal of Honor Act, monthly pensions would increase from around $1,400 to $5,625 for ...