Although minor in size, the battle at Firebase Maureen was nonetheless major in ferocity — enough to produce two Medal of ...

Army Pfc. Kenneth J. David drew enemy fire to save the wounded. Capt. Hugh R. Nelson Jr. was killed while using his body to ...

A plaque will be dedicated Sunday at Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial to honor the heroism of Vietnam veteran retired ...

The family of Rocky Mounty native Cpt. Hugh Nelson Jr. received the Congressional Medal of Honor at the White House on his behalf. Nelson was killed in action on June 5, 1966, at 28 years old. On that ...

EXCLUSIVE: A new, bipartisan, bicameral bill would boost pensions for Medal of Honor recipients six-fold. The legislation, reintroduced by Texas Republicans Rep. Troy Nehls and Sen. Ted Cruz and New ...

Robert Kerrey led Navy SEAL teams in Vietnam and was later elected governor of Nebraska and then to the U.S. senate for a ...

Cavazos, along with six other veterans, received the Medal of Honor for their actions in Korea or in Vietnam. President Biden awarded the seven medals during a ceremony at the White House Friday ...

Human Rights First announced today that climate rights activist and lawyer Dang Dinh Bach, jailed in Vietnam since June 2021, ...

Cavazos, along with six other veterans will receive the Medal of Honor, for their actions in Korea or in Vietnam. President Biden is expected to award the seven medals during a ceremony at the ...

The rest of the country will now, too, as Nelson and Kenneth David, who also fought in the Vietnam War, are the latest recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for ...

In the halls of Arlington High School in eastern New York sits a bronze statue depicting a Soldier rescuing an alumnus of the ...

During the Vietnam War, Benavidez volunteered for ... Roy Benavidez’ children hold his Medal of Honor at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 during the returning of the ...