To the public, he's a World War II hero who also happens to be the only member of the Coast Guard with a Medal of Honor (so ... Map of Matanikau operations during Battle of Guadalcanal.

Editor's note: The headline and story were updated to reflect that Robert Howard is the only soldier nominated three times for the Medal of ... territory during the Vietnam War, he stood before ...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has removed a webpage honoring Charles Calvin Rogers, a Black U.S. Army general and Medal of Honor ... Rogers' heroism during the Vietnam War, now leads ...

The pins will be presented during a Vietnam Veterans Day memorial ... New York State Iraq and Afghan War Commemorative Medals are now being issued by the state Division of Military and Naval ...

He served on the USS Halsey and was deployed to the West Pacific during the Vietnam War. He received five awards: The Navy “E” Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces ...

Medal of Honor recipient Col. Donald 'Doc' Ballard (Ret.) joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss his service to the country after he saved his fellow Marines decades ago during a grenade attack.

Richard Nixon presented 24 medals during his first year in office, a time when the Vietnam War was raging. In the first of many ceremonies at the White House he reminded Americans of the ...

DustOff Day honors the work of DustOff crews during the Vietnam War. These crews were essential ... Congress voted to award Congressional Gold Medals to each member of the DustOff crew for their ...

Speaker after speaker acknowledged the service and sacrifice of the millions of veterans who served during the Vietnam War but had terrible ... to 1974 and in the Coast Guard for 20 years.