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Marine corporal awarded Navy Cross 55 years after Vietnam heroics
The top Marine then pinned a Navy Cross, the nation's second-highest award for combat valor, on Heller's shirt collar. Since its creation during World War I, more than 5,400 individuals have ...
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The 5 Americans who made history by earning the Victoria Cross
Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military ...
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The Navy’s newest ship is named for a Medal of Honor recipient
Canley was initially awarded the Navy Cross for his actions in the Battle of Huế. A Marine who served under him during the war started a push for the Navy Cross to be upgraded to a Medal of Honor.
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75 years ago, Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone was killed in battle at Iwo Jima
Seventy-five years ago today, Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was killed in action during the battle of Iwo Jima and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism — making him the first and only ...
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Fairbanks Morse Defense Awarded Cross-Company POs from Austal USA to Deliver Mission Critical Equipment for TAGOS-25 Vessels
Maxim Watermakers was also awarded a PO for a brominator to sanitize and disinfect water. Welin Lambie, a designer, engineer and manufacturer of davits, will provide gravity davits. Navy ships ...