Lawmakers have renewed an effort to award the Medal of Honor to Maj. James Capers Jr., a reconnaissance Marine who in 1967 ...

“It’s the highest award you can get as a civilian. It’s the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor, but civilian version. It’s actually much better because everyone who gets the ...

Suffering two broken legs and heavy bleeding, Capers continued fighting and directed his team in the counterattack.

The town will soon have five new statues dedicated to its Medal of Honor recipients at the Ralph Talbot Amphitheater next to ...

John Lee Levitow was born on November 1, 1945, to a Jewish family in Hartford, Connecticut. He originally intended to join ...

Biden approves Medal of Honor for Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in Vietnam War The White House says President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War-era Army pilot ...