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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…

President Trump posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to World War II veteran First Lieutenant Garlin Conner for his bravery in placing himself in the line of fire to save…

President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to retired Navy SEAL Britt Slabinski in the White House East Room. He was awarded the military’s highest honor for leading a reconnaissance team…

The Medal of Honor is the highest military award for valor during combat. Three recipients -- two who received their medals for actions in the Vietnam War, and a third for his service in…

Retired U.S. Army Captain Flo Groberg talked about the event that led to his becoming the first immigrant since the Vietnam War to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Matthew Verderosa presented the Medal of Honor to the five police officers who responded to the June 2017 congressional baseball shooting, in which four people…

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to two Vietnam War soldiers, Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins and Army Specialist Four Donald Sloat. Specialist Sloat received the award…

President Obama awarded retired Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kettles the Medal of Honor. Colonel Kettles received the military’s highest award for his actions in the U.S. Army while serving…

President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to James McCloughan, a retired Army medic and former teacher who served in Vietnam. In a May 1969 assault on Nui Yon Hill, near the city of Tam…

President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to retired Army combat medic Captain Michael Rose in a ceremony in the White House’s East Room. Captain Rose was honored for his service in the…

Medal of Honor recipient Retired Sergeant Gary Rose, an Army medic during the Vietnam War, spoke to reporters after a ceremony at the White House.

Retired Specialist James McCloughan, who served as a medic during the Vietnam War, made a brief statement in the White House driveway following a Medal of Honor ceremony.

Three Medal of Honor recipients from the Vietnam War and the war in Afghanistan spoke about their experiences. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award for valor during combat given…

Sal Giunta, an Army staff sargeant who served in Afghanistan from 2003-2011, talked about his experiences as the first living person since the Vietnam War to receive the U.S. Military Medal…

President Johnson awarded the Medal of Honor to five veterans of the Vietnam War: Chaplin Angelo J. Liteky, Captain James Allen Taylor, Sergeant Sammy Lee Davis, Specialist Dwight Hal…

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers for his part in an operation that included rescuing an American civilian who was…

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to retired Army Captain Florent Groberg for his heroic actions in Afghanistan. While serving as a personal security commander in his infantry division, Captain Groberg tackled…

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to Army Sergeant William Shemin and Army Private Henry Johnson for their actions on the French front during World War I. The…

Medal of Honor recipients talked about their inspirations for joining the military and how they believe receiving the medal changed the perceptions of those around them, including their…