The Medal of Honor is the highest military award. It is given to military members, often posthumously, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
The V device worn on Army Commendation Medal and other awards, stands for 'valor.' Joining the V are two new devices: the 'C' and 'R' devices, where C denotes 'combat' and the R means 'remote.
Leonard F Pryor's medals "were passed to me a few years ago, as his namesake," his great-grandson Leonard Lawson told Newsweek.
The Army announced this week two new military decorations for active-duty troops that recognize ... and an ice axe. Army to ...
Guam Del. James Moylan has made an appeal to the secretary of the Army asking for his support in recognizing three service ...
U.S. Rep. Cory Mills is denying accusations of misrepresenting his four-year military career, sharing documents he says prove his record of heroic Army service. Mills, a first-term congressman ...
LATHAM, New York--The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs is now issuing commemorative Afghanistan and Iraq War medals approved by the legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul in 2023.
National Medal of Honor Day Set March 25, Brevard's Emory Bennett Awarded Medal for Valor During the Korean War ...