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

Despite its heroic stand, not one member of the 3rd Division was awarded the Medal of Honor throughout World War I, but that ...

A new bipartisan bill is expected to significantly increase pensions for Medal of Honor recipients from $16,880 to $100,000 ...

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

When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December ...

To look at Lt. Alexander R. "Sandy" Nininger when he began his plebe year at the U.S. Military Academy, one might never have ...

Friends and family, including 85 members of the Army West Point Swim Team, three Medal of Honor recipients and the commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), were in ...

The lowest-ranking Medal of Honor recipient in the U.S. Air Force was a case in point: John Lee Levitow’s ultimate moment of truth was less attributable to enemy forces than it was to his own ...

Despite its heroic stand, not one member of the 3rd Division was awarded the Medal of Honor throughout World War I, but that would change in the next conflict. Not only would the 3rd produce 61 ...

John Levitow, shown here in 1996, was the first enlisted airman to receive the Medal of Honor, earning the award for his actions during the Vietnam War. (National Archives) ...