Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter saved another Marine's life in 2010 in Afghanistan when he jumped in front of a grenade to absorb ...

Carpenter, now 35, is a medically retired Marine and a University of South Carolina graduate. He received the United States' ...

The US Navy has officially changed the name of its ship honoring slain gay-rights icon Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in commemoration of the WWII Medal of Honor recipient.

Conversely, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, created by President Harry S. Truman in 1945, is often given to recipients who reflect a president's "political and personal interests," according to ...

The Riverside National Cemetery is home to the only Medal of Honor Memorial in the country. Every single detail about this ...

He said soldiers have to be dead or in "very bad shape because they’ve been hit so many times by bullets," to get the Medal ...

More than 80 years after his heroic actions, supporters are urging Congress to award World War II sailor Dorie Miller the ...

Sen. Charles E. Schumer penned a letter to the U.S. Army chief of staff on Tuesday, urging him to recommend Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis for the distinction.

The latest edition of the Medal of Honor-focused comic book series brings Clint Romesha's actions in Afghanistan in 2009 to ...

It has been years, decades even, in the making but on Tuesday, the National Medal of Honor Museum opened its doors to the public in Arlington, Texas. “Our mission is pretty simple,” Chris ...