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

In 2010, Cpl. Carpenter went above and beyond the call of duty to shield a fellow Marine from a grenade blast in Afghanistan, ...

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

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

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

Streamers are shot in the air as a future U.S. Navy destroyer bearing the name of Medal of Honor recipient Barney Barnum is christened at Bath Iron Works on July 29, 2023, in Bath, Maine.

He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1970. After his military service, he joined the Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services, becoming secretary in 2003.

The Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center on Saturday unveiled a new exhibit spotlighting the life, service, and ...

Medal of Honor recipient, Vietnam POW and retired USAF Col. Leo Thorsness appears on the 2012 Gathering of Eagles panel at the Air Command and Staff College Wood auditorium at Maxwell Air Force ...

In 2014, Cpl. Kyle Carpenter received the Medal of Honor for an act of selflessness not many recipients survive. In 2010, he was a lance corporal, positioned on a sandbagged rooftop in Afghanistan ...

WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is recommending that two members of the Navy Department be awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor, an upgrade from their current ...