John Lee Levitow was born on November 1, 1945, to a Jewish family in Hartford, Connecticut. He originally intended to join ...

For example, more than 40% of Medal of Honor awards occurred during the Civil War or in the several years after the award was originally created in 1861. A small number of service members have ...

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. didn’t just carry his father’s famous name ashore on D-Day—he carried the fight, a cane, and the kind ...

Pension rolls for Medal of Honor recipients were first created in 1916, with pensioners receiving $10 per month from the federal government. The monthly stipend was raised to $100 in 1961 and $ ...

A facility honoring America’s Medal of Honor recipients opened in Arlington,Texas, just in time to remind us about service, sacrifice and courage.

Award recognizes individuals who have made lasting contributions to the U.S. while embodying the values of the American ...

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of people lined Constitution Avenue, Northwest, on Monday for the 20th National Memorial ...

The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington offers patriotic displays of soldiers who performed extraordinary acts of bravery in combat, meriting the highest United States military honor.

Today, there are fewer than 137 living Recipients of the Medal of Honor. 53% of the living Recipients earned their Medals more than 50 years ago while serving in WWII (52) or Korea (20).