Retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams of Escondido has become eligible to receive the Medal of Honor for the courage he showed during an aerial dogfight during the Korean War in which he took on seven ...

The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington opened its doors in March of this year, now it's among 15 museums across the country nominated for USA Today's "Best New Museum of 2026." "It would be ...

WWII Medal of Honor recipient Captain Willibald Bianchi of New Ulm. Bianchi was killed in the sinking of the Enoura Maru on Jan. 9, 145. His remains were identified in August 2025. He'll be buried in ...

World War II US Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi survived two chest wounds from Japanese gunfire, the Bataan Death March, wretched captivity in prisoner-of-war camps and the sinking of his first POW ...

A U.S. soldier who went missing during World War II has been accounted for more than eight decades after he disappeared, federal officials said Wednesday. Willibald Bianchi, a former U.S. Army captain ...

Thanks to efforts by Rep. Darrell Issa, the 2026 national defense bill includes language allowing the President to award a Congressional Medal of Honor to retired Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams, a ...

Gloria Gaynor was all smiles while receiving her Kennedy Center Honors medal from Donald Trump. Gloria Gaynor was all smiles at the Oval Office while receiving a 2025 Kennedy Center Honors medal from ...

What is the Medal of Honor? Also referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Medal of Honor is the highest individual award available in the United States Military. There are three different ...

Service members and veterans who earned the Medal of Honor for their actions will see a sizable increase in their special pensions. Their special annual pension will more than quadruple under a new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. There are 61 living Medal of Honor recipients, and it should go ...

MSG Earl Plumlee, a Medal of Honor recipient, said that a new law delivering a major increase to living recipients' pensions "balances the scale" between those who served the United States honorably ...

ROCHESTER — Fifteen Rochester residents were honored Thursday during the 42nd year of awarding the Mayor’s Medal of Honor. Mayor Kim Norton hosted a lunch in their honor, surprising many recipients ...