TAMPA, Fla. — Of the 3,536 Medals of Honor presented since its establishment in 1861, only 61 recipients are alive today, and only a handful of them come from the U.S. special operations forces ...
His actions are "in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service," his citation says.
Medal of Honor recipients, military officers and active-duty troops will be honored Sept. 13 during an annual East Texas military festival. The 10th annual Texas Veterans’ Military Show, one of the ...
The Medal of Honor is recognized as the highest award in the U.S. military regardless of branch. Whether the recipients were Privates or Generals, they ultimately distinguished themselves with the ...
BULLARD – It might have looked like any small-town festival — lawn chairs, barbecue at the ready, families in the sun — but Saturday’s Texas Veterans’ Military Show in Bullard came with rare guests: ...
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - On the ground and through the skies, a parade of motorcycles, military vehicles and planes traveled from Tyler to Bullard for a ceremony recognizing Medal of Honor recipients.
The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington opened in March 2025. Chris Torres ctorres@star-telegram.com The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington offers patriotic displays of soldiers who ...
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest military decoration, awarded to service members who have demonstrated extraordinary bravery and selflessness in combat, often at the cost of their own ...
I find myself thinking this Memorial Day weekend about Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jose Jimenez. He was a Mexican national who came to the U.S., to Arizona, in the 1960s, in his teens, following his ...