Civil War soldiers Pvt. Philip Shadrach, left, and Pvt. George Wilson, right, will be posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for their roles in the “Great Locomotive Chase” that took place in 1862.

Fort A.P. Hill was redesignated in 2023 as Fort Walker, in honor of the Civil War-era Medal of Honor recipient Dr. Mary E. Walker. The base will once again be Fort A.P. Hill following an order by ...

Capt. Hugh P. Boon received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Salyer's Creek, the last major battle of the Civil War. Two styles of the Medal of Honor given to Boon and other ...

The Medal of Honor is recognized as the highest award in the U.S. military regardless of branch. Whether the recipients were Privates or Generals, they ultimately distinguished themselves with the ...

Vicki Ozenbaugh, past department president of the Nebraska American Legion Auxiliary, speaks during a Medal of Honor Remembrance Service for Civil War veteran Jacob C. Miller Saturday, June 29, 2024 ...

One of the first waves of Marines to hit the beach hug the ground as they land on Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945. (INP pool/AP) On Oct. 5, 1945, President Harry S. Truman placed the Medal of Honor around ...

Imagine seeing the pin, screw and rod-riddled X-rays of Marine Corps Cpl. Kyle Carpenter's injuries from a grenade blast in Afghanistan; reading the small inscription on the lighter used by Air Force ...