Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to World War II Rangers Awaits Biden's Signature The bill passed the Senate last October and now awaits the signature of President Joe Biden to begin the process of minting...
Medal of Honor Spotlight: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Surgeon, POW, spy - Dr. Mary Walker was all of these, and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
Replacing Military Awards, Medals, & Decorations Find out how to request for replacements and what forms you will need to fill out.
Wearing of Military Awards With Civilian Clothes You are authorized to wear your military medals with civilian clothes on certain occasions
'Atomic Veterans' Finally to Get Commemorative Service Medal After years spent fighting for recognition, veterans who worked on the U.S. nuclear program will be eligible for a new medal.
Senate Approves Congressional Gold Medals for Troops Killed in Kabul Airport Attack The 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul in August are on track to receive Congress' highest honor.
House Votes to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Troops Killed in Kabul Airport Blast The 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul in August are a step closer to receiving Congress' highest...
Coastie Receives 2021 Citizen Soldier Award The Pritzker Military Museum and Library will present the award in October to retired Rear Admiral Dr. Richard W. Schneider.
Georgia WWII Veteran Receives French Legion of Honor The honor has been given to many American World War II veterans as recognition for the role they played in liberating France...
Storied 'Harlem Hellfighter' Regiment to Receive Congressional Gold Medal The unit of Black soldiers, who served in combat in World War I, will be honored with Congress' highest award.
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...
