The Congressional Medal of Honor is the country’s "most prestigious military decoration" and is awarded to recognize American ...

President Trump on Thursday quipped that he wanted to give himself the Congressional Medal of Honor following a 2018 visit to ...

President Trump is awarding the Medal of Honor to a pilot whose faceoff with Soviet fighter jets remained secret for a ...

Ordered at gunpoint to separate Jewish soldiers from other POWs, Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds told a German commander: "We ...

A humble World War II veteran who died more than 40 years ago is about to be awarded the nation's highest honor.

Charles Gilliland never returned from Korea. His remains have never been recovered. More than seven decades later, the youngest Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean War is still missing in action.

For decades after the dogfight, the U.S. government kept secret the fact that Royce Williams had fought against Soviet aircraft.

The White House has approved the Medal of Honor for fallen Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, a Staten Island, New York, native who died in Afghanistan in 2013, while shielding an allied soldier, ...

Ralyn M. Hill put his life on the line for a downed ally.

The White House has approved the Medal of Honor for fallen Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, a Staten Island, New York, native who died in Afghanistan in 2013, while shielding an allied soldier, ...

Capers was struck repeatedly by shrapnel and gunfire. By the end of the engagement, he had sustained 19 wounds, among them was a broken leg. But he refused to relinquish command. Despite his injuries, ...