More On Awards

Four military working dogs receive awards for service in combat zones.

Oriana Pawlyk exposed a troubling military policy that prohibited Air Force pilots from using a drug that prevented HIV.

Sgt. La David Johnson is credited with displaying gallantry in action and killing several enemy fighters.

The award is designated for troops who "encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action."

Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright's family accepted the nation's third-highest award for valor at a ceremony in Santa Claus, Georgia.

The Army recently awarded Sgt. 1st Class Jeremiah Johnson with a posthumous Bronze Star with Valor device.

National Purple Heart Day was marked by the return of seven Purple Hearts earned by WWII and Vietnam veterans.

Gilday demonstrated "superb tactical competence" and "untiring devotion to duty," his Navy Commendation Medal states.

The Coastie in the dramatic video performed a "tremendous feat of bravery," said the service's top senior enlisted member.

On Tuesday afternoon, Trump took to Twitter, calling the medal awards "ridiculous" and demanding that they be rescinded.