On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...
Craig’s response was to signal his men back to the modest cover of the hill crest while he advanced, firing his carbine to ...
A Marine who served under him during the war started a push for the Navy Cross to be upgraded to a Medal of Honor. Representative Julia Brownley (D-CA) led the effort in Congress and Canley was ...
Only those who served in frontline units are likely to earn the Medal of Honor. Indeed, many have been awarded posthumously. Only seven have been awarded to Navy SEALs since the unit was ...
To look at Lt. Alexander R. "Sandy" Nininger when he began his plebe year at the U.S. Military Academy, one might never have ...
More than 24,000 people have signed the Change.org petition requesting that the museum add Chapman’s story to approximately ...
The WWII Fighter Ace and Medal of Honor Recipient Who Helped Give America the Super Bowl The Navy’s Newest Warship Is Already Flying a Fresh Battle Flag at Sea ...
In May 2018, President Donald Trump awarded retired Navy Master Chief Britt K. Slabinski the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while leading a Joint Task Force during Operation Anaconda in ...
The lowest-ranking Medal of Honor recipient in the U.S. Air Force was ... His ambitions progressed from civil engineering to the U.S. Navy and finally, on June 6, 1966, enlistment in the U.S ...