Wikimedia Commons/Digital Public Library of America Andrews’ Raiders, The first-ever Medal of Honor recipients The Great ...

Wikimedia Commons/Du Bois, W. E. B. , 1868-1963 , collector Powhatan Beaty, Civil War Sergeant and Hero The Battle of Chaffin ...

Revolutionary War veteran and one of the earliest known African American toolmakers — will be honored with a historic marker ...

Royals from around the world have stepped back from duties or given up their titles or the throne, be it for love, scandal or something in between.

Charles Barger and his assistant automatic rifle gunner, Jesse Funk, received the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive during World War I.

12 Native American Oklahomans eligible for special Medal of Honor Review More than 100 years after their service, a dozen Oklahomans who fought in WWI are eligible for the Valor Medals Review.

Charlotte Fire's Engine 15 crew received The Order of the Long Leaf Pine for bravery during a violent incident.

The National Medal of Honor Center for Leadership's plans for a facility at Patriots Point continues despite fundraising setbacks and a search for its next CEO.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that the US Navy will rename the fleet oiler USNS HarveyMilk (TAO-206) to USNS Oscar V. Peterson, honoring a World War II Medal of Honor recipient.

The US Navy has officially changed the name of its ship honoring slain gay-rights icon Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in commemoration of the WWII Medal of Honor recipient.

Defense Secretary Hegseth announces Navy oil tanker renaming from gay rights leader Harvey Milk to Medal of Honor recipient Oscar V. Peterson to take "politics out of ship naming." ...

The USNS Harvey Milk will be stripped of its moniker, which honored a slain gay rights activist who served during the Korean War.