As a fighter ace who received the Medal of Honor after shooting down 26 Japanese planes over Guadalcanal during World War II, Joe Foss was accustomed to bold action. He was not afraid to think big ...

His classmates loved him, but they might never have guessed that "Sandy" would become the first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II -- and that he fought like a Viking berserker in the process.

George Caldwell is a journalism fellow at The Daily Signal. Send an email to George. Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia stood up for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth in an exclusive ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Legion, the nation's largest veterans service organization, will proudly honor two dozen Medal of Honor recipients at Monday's Veterans Inaugural ...

New immigration guidelines by the United States Department of Homeland Security have raised concerns at local hospitals, with healthcare workers worried that patients may be too afraid to seek care.

Pope Francis was named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction Saturday by President Biden, a White House press release said. The honor is the highest civilian award in ...

A Politico columnist criticized President Biden for his final choice of Medal of Freedom recipients ... "are out of touch" and argued that the honor, once above politics, has now become another ...

Lassen returned to safety with just enough fuel for five more minutes of flight. A helicopter memorializing Lassen, who received a Medal of Honor for his service, was mounted at the gate of Naval Air ...

But he never received the Medal of Honor. Civil rights groups and friends of the late veteran — who died in 1992, two months shy of his 96th birthday — say he deserved the nation’s highest ...

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Pope Francis ... The lifelong Catholic is also a recipient of the award ...

The trio are the first people to receive the medal, with the responses having been approved by the King. Recipients of the medal, which was first announced in July 2023, will be people who have ...

Mr Rana and Ms Daniell were among the first three recipients of the medal (Shyam Rana/Anna Daniell/PA) Two aid workers have said they are “shocked” after being awarded a “humbling” new ...