For more than a century, this Black soldier from Virginia was remembered by nearly no one. Then this year, someone at the ...

One Virginia representative accused the White House and GOP of politicizing the bill over the name changes and other ...

A central Pennsylvania WWll veteran has joined the ranks of such notables as Gen. George Patton, President Dwight Eisenhower, ...

Royce Williams, who was in a secretive dogfight with Russian fighter planes, would be eligible for the Medal of Honor upon the passage of the NDAA.

Roscommon born Fr Peter Cooney was also one of the most important Catholic chaplains during the war. He settled in Michigan ...

Service members and veterans who earned the Medal of Honor for their actions will see a sizable increase in their special pensions. Their special annual pension will more than quadruple under a new ...

On Saturday, Jestwin Lee III received the service medals of his grandfather, a veteran of the Spanish-American War. “I'm proud,” Lee said. “Just brings back a lot of memories. It's kind of hard to ...

Dominic Bersani, of East Greenbush, a Navy Seabee veteran of World War II, was honored with more than a cake during his 99th birthday celebration Thursday. The former fireman first class received a ...

A large screen inside the CMCC in Kiryat Gat, Israel, shows real-time information from Gaza and a daily schedule. (Seth J. Frantzman for LWJ) The US-backed Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in ...

On Oct. 5, 1945, President Harry S. Truman placed the Medal of Honor around Jacklyn Harrell Lucas' neck. According to Lucas, Truman told the Marine, "I'd rather have [your] medal than be president of ...