Bill Introduced To Honor 200,000 Black Union Soldiers With Gold Medal
There's a new effort to award the Congressional Gold Medal to 200,000 African Americans who served in the Union Army during ...
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This Medal of Honor recipient jumped on a live flare to save his crew
On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...
Military Times2d
This Medal of Honor recipient became an ace pilot in a day
Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...
El Paso Inc1d
Biden passed over Latino WWI hero Marcelino Serna for the Medal of Honor. Advocates continue to push for posthumous honor
When the Fabens international bridge was renamed in 2017 as the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry, a curious man in the crowd was ...
The Washington Informer3d
Bill to Honor Civil War’s Black Soldiers Reintroduced, Coinciding with Black History Month
The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...
El Paso Inc1d
Biden passed over Latino WWI hero Marcelino Serna for the Medal of Honor. Advocates say medal long overdue
When the Fabens international bridge was renamed in 2017 as the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry, a curious man in the crowd was listening intently to the speeches from the ...
5 reasons John Bell Hood was the worst Civil War general
If there is one general that could be considered as having single-handedly lost the Civil War for the Confederates, it’s John ...
Sierra Sun Times2d
U.S. Senator Reintroduces Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 African Americans Who Fought to Preserve the Union in the Civil War
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Critics say Medal of Honor museum shortchanges airman’s achievements
More than 24,000 people have signed the Change.org petition requesting that the museum add Chapman’s story to approximately ...
Fort Worth Report3d
National Medal of Honor Museum exhibit reignites Air Force-Navy SEAL debate
The Arlington museum’s exhibits restarted a dispute over two Medal of Honor stories. Here’s how officials picked which heroes to spotlight.