MELBOURNE, Fla. — Frederick Riefkohl was the first Puerto Rican to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy. A World War I hero who led a successful showdown with a German ...
This year audiences will be able to go to the movies and see the story of a trailblazing, brave Navy aviator and his heroics in combat. It’s not Top Gun: ...
Medal of Honor recipient retired Marine Sgt. Maj. John L. Canley died Wednesday after a decade-long battle with cancer, according to the Marine Corps.Born Dec. 20, 1937, in Caledonia, Arkansas, ...
The family of a World War II veteran from Mississippi who was among the first Black men to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps received the Congressional Gold Medal in ...
Congress presents the Congressional Gold Medal to Japanese-American members of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team and Military ... source
Marine Reserve Cpl. Duane Edgar Dewey, a Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean War, died in Saint Augustine, Florida, on Oct. 11 at age 89.While serving with the 3rd ...
Congressional and military leaders honored Chinese American World War II veterans in a virtual ceremony, celebrating them for their service, as well as ... source
Heroic Black and Native American military veterans of U.S. campaigns as far back as World War II may see their combat valor awards upgraded to the Medal of Honor in ...
Richard A. Pittman was born in Stockton, CA, on May 26, 1945. He went to elementary and junior high school in Fremont, CA, and to high school in Stockton’s Franklin ...
The Roosevelt family produced a lot of real American leaders and heroes. Theodore Senior was a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Spanish-American War, leading his Rough ...