On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...

More than 24,000 people have signed the Change.org petition requesting that the museum add Chapman’s story to approximately ...

Craig’s response was to signal his men back to the modest cover of the hill crest while he advanced, firing his carbine to ...

Joseph Robert Kerrey is, for the most part, a model American. He led a distinguished career in both national politics and in his home state of Nebraska. The one-time presidential candidate served ...

The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

The Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla will unveil its 32nd Medal of Honor plaque during a ceremony ...

On Aug. 3, 1955, Koelsch's mother received her son's posthumous Medal of Honor - the first awarded to a helicopter pilot. Koelsch was interred in Arlington National Cemetery. In 1955, the Navy ...

It was after midnight on June 19, 1968, when U.S. Navy Lt. Clyde Lassen and his helicopter crew flew into the jungle of North Vietnam to rescue two Navy aviators whose fighter jet had been shot down.

Soledad National Veterans Memorial to honor the heroism of Vietnam veteran retired Navy Cmdr. Clyde E. Lassen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. The dedication ceremony is set for 1 p.m. Jan. 26 ...