Awards

The uniform ribbon is awarded by the individual services and it can signify valorous or meritorious service in combat, non...

Your medals tell a story of service in the cause of freedom that all Americans need to hear.

1.8 million Purple Hearts have been awarded in our history. Many of these medals become lost, stolen, or misplaced.

Biden awarded the medals during a ceremony in the East Room, reminiscing about the accomplishments of and his relationships...

Biden said the medals were about "setting the record straight" and giving the Army veterans the level of recognition they...

Many Army veterans may now be eligible to receive one of the nation's highest military awards.

For Air Force Capt. Mary Klinker, two posthumous medals were awarded because she worked to save very young lives -- and, in...

There likely could be other WWII Rangers who will be eligible for a second Congressional Gold Medal.

Only four individuals -- Gen. Winfield Scott, Gen. and President Zachary Taylor, polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth and Adm...

The decoration that would become known as the Purple Heart was awarded less than a year after Gen. George Washington designed...