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 ...

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer has re-enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve after nearly 15 years, driven by a sense of ...

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.

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

It has been said that heroism is defined as holding on for one moment longer. A moment can save a life or change the destiny ...

623-624 on July 14, 1862, the Army Medal of Honor was born. It read in part: Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ...