Veterans December 20, 2015 Afghanistan veteran awarded Medal of Honor for heroism during ambush A former Army sergeant who risked his own life to save a fellow soldier during a 2007 ambush in Afghanistan was awarded the Medal of Honor on Tuesday at the White House, becoming only the seventh living recipient of the top military honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Honors December 20, 2015 Special forces major faces revocation of Silver Star over killing allegation An Army Special Forces major who was awarded a Silver Star for valor during a 2010 firefight in Afghanistan faces the revocation of his medal, a congressman disclosed on Thursday.
Honors December 2, 2015 Israel to honor late US soldier who protected Jews at Nazi POW camp The Nazi soldiers made their orders very clear: Jewish American prisoners of war were to be separated from their fellow brothers in arms and sent to an uncertain fate. But Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds would have none of that.Â
MILITARY December 1, 2015 Navy names ship in honor of astronaut John Glenn The military on Saturday christened a Navy logistics ship in honor of John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth.
Honors December 1, 2015 Walter D. Ehlers, one of last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipients, dies at 92 When Walter D. Ehlers was 23 years old, he charged through enemy fire to destroy two German machine gun nests, kill seven enemy soldiers, put a halt to a mortar barrage and carry a wounded buddy to safety – all after he had been shot in the side by a sniper.
Military Families November 29, 2015 WWII aviator shot down in Germany to be buried in Colorado The body of a U.S. aviator who disappeared over Germany during World War II will be buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver on Friday.
Family November 28, 2015 Teenager documents stories of U.S. veterans for Eagle Scout project A Pennsylvania teenager is documenting the stories of U.S. veterans, honoring those who have served from World War II through the Iraq War, as part of his Eagle Scout project.
Veterans November 28, 2015 Civil War general's Medal of Honor discovered inside book at church sale The medal Chamberlain received in 1893 for his heroism at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg is at the Pejepscot Historical Society.
Veterans November 28, 2015 Navy destroyer Zumwalt to be christened in Maine The U.S. Navy is christening the first ship of its newest class of destroyers.
Veterans November 28, 2015 About time: WWII airmen receive long-overdue POW medals Seven World War II era U.S. Army Air Forces personnel shot down and captured while fighting Hitler’s Nazi regime will finally receive long overdue Prisoner of War medals during a ceremony Wednesday at the Pentagon. For decades, the airmen were denied POW status after they were shot down over Germany, only to be later interned in a prison camp in Wauwilermoos, Switzerland.