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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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How should the Navy name its aircraft carriers?
A quick check turns up plenty — for example, LCDR Radcliffe Denniston, awarded the Navy Cross posthumously after he was shot down off the Philippines in 1944. He has not yet had a ship named ...
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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 ...
USS John Basilone, warship named for legendary Marine, delivered to the Navy
A new warship named for John Basilone – a Marine awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism at Guadalcanal and the Navy Cross at Iwo Jima – has been delivered to the Navy, service officials announced. The ...
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Navy destroyer named for fallen SEAL team member to visit Mobile for Mardi Gras
He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions.” According to the Navy, the McFaul returned home in early 2024 from an eight-month deployment. During that time the ...