Navy, Army See Most Valor Medal Upgrades in Pentagon's Review After a three-year review of medals for heroism in conflicts following 9/11, the Pentagon has upgraded 57 awards for valor .
Air Force Operator to Receive Silver, Bronze Star for Same Deployment The U.S. Air Force will award a special tactics airman two medals for valor for separate missions in Afghanistan.
Trump Presents Medal of Honor to Fallen Hero's Son "Your father's courage and sacrifice will live for all time."
Petty Officer Awarded First Coast Guard Medal Since 2016 for Heroism in Vegas Shooting Petty Officer 2nd Class Traci Huddleston disregarded her own safety to guide others to cover.
Split-Second Bravery: Soldiers Recount Fallen Comrade’s Medal of Honor Heroism "He had that split second to make that decision ... to sacrifice himself so that we could all live."
Medal of Honor for Soldier Killed Taking Out Suicide Bomber in Iraq An infantryman who gave his life to shield other troops from an insurgent with a bomb will receive the Medal of Honor.
Lawmakers: End Afghanistan War, Give Every GWOT Vet a $2,500 Bonus Two U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation to pay veterans bonuses for serving in America's longest war.
Army to Award 12 Distinguished Service Crosses in Final Push to Upgrade Medals The Army will present the Distinguished Service Cross to family of a paratrooper who sacrificed his life for his comrades.
Soldier Killed in Baghdad Invasion Will Receive Distinguished Service Cross Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker was killed protecting his platoon's flank as his unit worked to topple Saddam Hussein's regime.
A Marine Raider Was Awarded the Silver Star for Taking Out an ISIS Car Bomb A Marine special operator received the nation's third-highest valor award after his heroism in Iraq saved his comrades' lives...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
