His story was so inspiring that it reached all the way to President Abraham Lincoln and resulted in the drummer boy receiving the Medal of Honor ... the youngest recipient of the United States ...

Congress approved this resolution — and President Abraham Lincoln signed it into law on this day in history ... which the United States is not a belligerent party. The Medal of Honor is given ...

It's also the first ship named for Jacklyn H. Lucas, who, at age 17, became the Marine Corps' youngest Medal of Honor recipient and the youngest recipient of World War II. Erik Raven, under ...

After the battle, Romesha was awarded the Medal of Honor, as was Staff Sgt ... It’s not like we threw our names in the hat, and they picked us out of the lottery. It wasn’t like you woke ...

US president Donald Trump is not noted for his fidelity to the facts or to fact-checking, but he promised to investigate a claim that more than half of all Medal of Honor recipients were Irish or ...

“The Civil War Medal of Honor is ancient history. Things moved in relevant ... There were photos of letters that the private’s youngest sister wrote for 20 years trying to get back pay and ...

Meyer is among the very few Medal of Honor recipients in U.S. history to return to military ... AP He also hopes his decision will resonate with young Americans considering military careers.

says History.com. The Medal of Honor is the United States government’s most prestigious decoration, as the National Archives has noted. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in July 1862 ...

When Tibor Rubin accepted the Medal of Honor from President ... that I would go to the United States and join the Army to express my thanks,” he said. Rubin as a young boy with his family.

The National Medal of Honor ... have served in the United States armed forces. Despite the award’s prestige, however, some are less familiar with the Medal of Honor’s history and its recipients.