When Japanese forces launched their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, it spurred many U.S. military personnel to heroic action ...

An effort to push the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act through Congress failed in November after one ...

A sailor in Hawaii and a soldier in the Phillippines were the first and last Medal of Honor recipients of World War II.

Numerous Indigenous veterans are currently being reviewed as potential recipients of the Medal of Honor — more than a century ...

(The American war hero who stormed a machine gun nest and saved dozens of lives.) The stories of Medal of Honor recipients and the significance of the medal itself is central to the U.S. military ...

Over 12,000 Native American soldiers fought in World War I. A Congressional panel has found 25 who might deserve the Medal of Honor.

Chris Cassidy walked in space and now he hopes to inspire others at the National Medal of Honor Museum, set to open soon in ...

After retaking Outpost Bruce, Wiley’s platoon searched for Garcia, but found no sign of him. On Oct. 25, 1953, however, his ...

Records indicated that Radcliffe, who was formerly a runaway slave from Virginia, was one of over a dozen African American ...

Other pre-1917 conflicts with Medal of Honor recipients include the Spanish American War of 1898, the Indian wars waged from 1609 to 1924, the Boxer Rebellion fought in China from 1899 to 1901 ...

A WWII veteran listens to Medal of Honor recipient James McCoughton speak during an event at American House in 2021. Similar meet and greet events will be held during the Medal of Honor convention ...