When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December ...
As decades went by, Simmons rarely, if ever, volunteered that she worked as a welder at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II ... venerated last year with the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation ...
After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...
The honor would go to Master Sgt. Roderick “Roddie” Edmonds, an Army officer who helped save the lives of Jewish-American ...
Two pieces of numismatic legislation were introduced separately Jan. 15 in the House, one seeking a commemorative coin ...
WASHINGTON — Five Korean War soldiers whose extraordinary heroism was not fully recognized at the time will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor ... U.S. into World War II.
Lt. j.g. John Koelsch's most notable sortie ultimately cost him his life, but through his actions, the pilot he risked his ...
President Joe Biden on Friday posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to five minority soldiers ... according to the National World War II Museum. More than 4,000 Purple Hearts were among the ...
Biden didn’t seem to mind the moment but moved forward with presenting the Medal of Honor to five Korean ... plunging the U.S. into World War II. Following the example of his father and ...