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President Biden awarded Vietnam veteran Captain Larry Taylor (Ret.) with the Medal of Honor for his actions while in combat. In June 1968, the former Army pilot flew a Cobra attack…

“Today, we honor a true hero of our nation, Colonel Paris Davis,” said the President Biden during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House. The president bestowed the honor to Vietnam…

Author and historian Alex Kershaw discussed the history and significance of the Medal of Honor and National Medal of Honor Day.

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to four soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War: Staff Sergeant Edward Kaneshiro (awarded posthumously), Specialist 5 Dwight Birdwell, Specialist 5…

A ceremony was held honoring the late World War II veteran Hershel Woodrow Williams as he lay in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Also known as “Woody,” Chief Warrant Officer Williams was…

The casket bearing World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Chief Warrant Officer Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams departed the U.S. Capitol after lying in honor in the Rotunda.

Chief Warrant Officer Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, the last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, lay in honor at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

At a White House ceremony, President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to three U.S. Army soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan: Army Master Sergeant Earl Plumlee, and posthumously to…

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to retired Army Ranger Colonel Ralph Puckett for his service during the Korean War. South Korean President Moon attended the ceremony at the White House…

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the U.S. government. The first was presented by President Lincoln in 1863. Daughters of World War I Medal of Honor recipients John…

President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Major Thomas Payne, the first living Delta Force member to receive the award. The president talked about Sergeant Major Payne’s…

President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to Army Master Sergeant Matthew Williams for his bravery and actions during battle a 2008 in Afghanistan.

President Trump bestowed the Medal of Honor on the Iraq War’s first living recipient, Army veteran David Bellavia, for his life-saving actions in a battle known as the Second Battle of…

Medal of Honor recipient Allen Lynch talked about his book, Zero to Hero: From Bullied Kid to Warrior, on growing up in Chicago and serving in the Vietnam War.

President Trump posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sergeant Travis Atkins for his actions in the Iraq War in 2007. Staff Sergeant Atkins lost his life tackling a suicide…

President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to retired Sergeant Major John Canley for his service during the Vietnam War. The 80-year-old former Marine lives in Oxnard, California.

In the East Room of the White House, President Trump awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to former Staff Sergeant Ronald Shurer II, an Army Special Forces medic who served in Afghanistan. President Trump…

President Trump delivered remarks at a Congressional Medal of Honor Society reception held in the White House’s East Room.

Medal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins was interviewed by the co-author of his book, A Tiger among Us: A Story of Valor in Vietnam’s A Shau Valley. Sergeant Adkins described how he and sixteen…

President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to the family of an airman killed in Afghanistan. Sergeant John Chapman was killed in action by enemy fire in March 2002. Several of Sergeant…