Cpl. Kyle Carpenter was seriously wounded using his body to absorb a grenade blast that threatened a fellow Marine.

The Navy will name its newest Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer for the youngest living Marine to receive the ...

On August 7th, Americans take the time to recognize and celebrate Purple Heart Day, an annually observed holiday that honors ...

This is the latest effort to recognize James Capers Jr. for his heroism during an April 1967 ambush in Vietnam.

A Medal of Honor recipient with ties to South Carolina is receiving another big honor. Navy Secretary John C. Phelan posted ...

Marine veteran Kyle Carpenter, a Medal of Honor recipient, will have a guided missile destroyer named in his honor.

More than 80 years after his heroic actions, supporters are urging Congress to award World War II sailor Dorie Miller the ...

According to a report in the Navy Times, the destroyer will be named after Gilbert native, Corporal Kyle Carpenter.

When Chris Cassidy was tapped to lead the creation of the National Medal of Honor Museum in 2021, he had no experience in ...

The Navy version is awarded to those serving in the Navy and Marine Corps, and during times of war, to members of the Coast Guard. The Air Force, which was established as an independent department in ...

Navy Seal Lt. Michael P. Murphy, nicknamed "Murph" and known as an intense and empathetic young man, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor yesterday "for conspicuous gallantry and ...