A 100-year-old veteran in York County received his Purple Heart 80 years later. “The Purple Heart means quite a bit,” ...

Ana Carter, a member and volunteer of Northeast Quilts of Valor, says, “It means everything to us. It's a great way to say ...

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral, commanding general of III Armored Corps, presented Army Commendation Medals to three ...

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The 20th Class of distinguished Connecticut veterans will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Gold Star Families Memorial Auditorium.

The American Legion, the nation's largest veterans service organization, will proudly honor two dozen Medal of Honor recipients at Monday's Veterans Inaugural Ball – Salute to Heroes.

An Army veteran who earned a Bronze Star for his actions in combat in Iraq wants to send some of those who fake their veteran ...

When he was 19 years old, Joseph B. "Ben" Miller landed at Normandy on D-Day in a paraglider. Eighty years later, he visited Normandy with fellow veterans in June 2024 to remember that day. On Tuesday ...

Sgt. Jeffrey Mathes, Officer Rex Engelbert and Detectives Michael Collazo, Ryan Cagle and Zachary Plese were honored Friday with the Medal of Valor during a ceremony at the White House.

Soccer legend Lionel Messi was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday, but he did not show up to the White House in person to receive the medal from President Biden. Messi was one ...

President Joe Biden, center, poses for a photo with Medal of Valor honorees in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. Honorees are, from left, Lt. John Vanderstar ...

Biden also awarded the Medal of Valor to several first responders, including the Nashville officers who responded to a deadly school shooting in March 2023. President Joe Biden recognized several ...