The Medal of Honor is the highest military award. It is given to military members, often posthumously, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.

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The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest medal for valor in combat that can be awarded to members of the armed forces. The medal was first authorized in 1861 for Sailors and Marines, and the ...

Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970, according to the West Virginia Military Hall of Fame. Rogers received the award after being wounded three times in Vietnam ...

Editor's note: The headline and story were updated to reflect that Robert Howard is the only soldier nominated three times for the Medal of Honor. Marine Dan Daly and Gen. Douglas MacArthur also ...

Languages: English. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has removed a webpage honoring Charles Calvin Rogers, a Black U.S. Army general and Medal of Honor recipient, leading to backlash and ...

The U.S. Department of Defense removed a webpage dedicated to a decorated Black veteran who served in the Vietnam War, characterizing his Medal of Honor as a “DEI” medal, only to later ...

U.S. Army Army Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers is the highest-ranking Black servicemember to receive the Medal of Honor. His actions during the Vietnam War, when he was wounded and came under repeated ...

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 ...