How the Story of This Medal of Honor Recipient Wounded 21 Times Was Almost Lost to History Henry Johnson's discharge papers contained no mention of his heroic actions or injuries, depriving him of any awards or...
A Black WWII Soldier Made a Heroic Stand in Germany. It Took 50 Years for Him to Receive the Medal of Honor Edward A. Carter Jr. served in combat in two wars before he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941.
Fire Watch: Col. Paris D. Davis and His Decades-Long Wait for the Medal of Honor In this episode of Military.com's Fire Watch podcast, we speak with retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black Green...
Paris Davis, Black Green Beret in Vietnam, Finally Awarded Medal of Honor at White House Retired Army Col. Paris Davis stood in the White House as President Biden draped the Medal of Honor around his neck, nearly...
Black Special Forces Officer to Receive Medal of Honor After Decades of Delays Capt. Paris Davis, disregarding his own safety, saved at least three Americans under the command of his Special Forces unit...
A Vietnam-Era Marine Received a Silver Star After 43 Years. Now Supporters Want an Upgrade. Supporters of Danny Hernandez are pushing for his Silver Star to be upgraded to the Medal of Honor.
A Medal of Honor Recipient's Speech at the Pentagon Is Going Viral on TikTok It's a speech that's on par or better than any motivational speech ever written by speechwriters, generals or even Hollywood...
'Devotion' Helps Renew Search for 1st Black Navy Pilot's Remains The making of a film has reignited efforts to repatriate the remains of Jesse Brown, America’s first Black Navy pilot, who...
Future Destroyer Will Honor Vietnam War Hero Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that one of the service's new, as-yet-unbuilt destroyers will be named after...
Black Special Forces Veteran Close to Being Awarded Medal of Honor After Decades of Roadblocks A Pentagon official told Military.com on the condition of anonymity that Capt. Paris Davis' nomination was approved by Gen...
Naval Academy Staff Removed Display on Female Jewish Graduates for Hegseth Visit The U.S. Naval Academy has confirmed that officials there removed items commemorating female Jewish graduates from a historic...
'The Greatest Soldier in American History' Took a Tank Round to the Leg and Kept Fighting The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France...
My Black Roommate Opened My Eyes to an Air Force I Didn’t Know Existed I realized I had been sheltered from much of the world's ugliness and was more than a little naive. I thought the problems I...
4 US Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania Swamp When Their Vehicle Sank Are Identified The recovery operation for the bodies and the M88 was an intricate and arduous weeklong process, enlisting the expertise of...
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II Brooks participated in the Battle of the Bulge -- Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front -- but to his...
