Private 1st Class Harold Gonsalves received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions during the Battle of ...

STAR-ADVERTISER FILE The Honor Guard of 442nd Regimental Combat Team outside Bruyeres, France, in November 1944. The Army on Saturday moved to dampen public outrage over removing online content about ...

A panel about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team was featured at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby in 2023.

STAR-ADVERTISER FILE Honor Guard of 442nd Regimental Combat Team outside Bruyeres, France, in November 1944. 1 /2 STAR-ADVERTISER FILE Honor Guard of 442nd Regimental Combat Team outside Bruyeres, ...

It was not until Vietnam, however, that a Black soldier, Riley Pitts, earned both an officer’s commission and the Medal of Honor. Born in Fallis, Oklahoma, on Oct. 15, 1937, Riley Leroy Pitts ...

President Barack Obama White House Medal of Honor Ceremony, July 21, 2014 Despite life-threatening injuries – injuries that merited retreat from the [observation post] – he continued to fight.

Kettles’ awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Cross, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster, Air Medal ...

You can get in touch with Suzanne by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English Under the newly proposed Medal of Honor Act, monthly pensions would increase from around $1,400 to $5,625 for ...

Legislation that would quadruple the pensions of Medal of Honor recipients passed the House with unanimous bipartisan support on Wednesday. The bill sailed through the House 424-0. If passed by ...

At the end of his stint, he became the first Singaporean to receive the Bronze Star Medal, an American military combat decoration given to those who displayed heroic or meritorious achievement or ...

A group of veterans and lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to award an 87-year-old Marine Corps "legend" and war hero the Medal of Honor after he was snubbed by former President Joe Biden.

In addition to Friday’s event in Columbus, there is also an effort underway to see Capers awarded the Medal of Honor. In a letter sent to President Trump earlier this month, a bipartisan group ...