When asked by his commanding officer if the Coast Guardsman was able to go ... his small craft toward the shore," according to his Medal of Honor citation. "As he closed in on the beach, he ...

Nearly 50 lawmakers wrote a letter to President Trump last week urging him to award the Medal of Honor to a Marine veteran ...

The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest medal for ... Honor have been awarded to members of all DoD services and the Coast Guard. Medals of Honor are awarded sparingly and are bestowed only ...

U.S. Coast Guard seaman Justin McGown is part of a 60 member team who was chosen for a high honor, being part of President Jimmy Carter's funeral — being a ceremonial guard of honor.

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

His classmates loved him, but they might never have guessed that "Sandy" would become the first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II -- and that he fought like a Viking berserker in the process.