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JD Vance defends Trump for saying a civilian award is 'much better' than the Medal of Honor
JD Vance said that Donald Trump was simply trying to compliment a friend when the implied that ther…
Brent D. Griffiths
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John Kelly lashes out over Trump saying a civilian award is better than the Medal of Honor: 'No equivalency of any kind
Veterans groups have criticized Donald Trump for saying that the Presidential Medal of Freedom is b…
Brent D. Griffiths
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The top-secret 'Ghost Army' unit, which used inflatable tanks and costumes to fool Nazi Germany in WWII, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
The "Ghost Army" unit ran more than 20 missions to falsely depict troop movements with tank soundtr…
Matthew Loh
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How 7 Navy SEALs earned the Medal of Honor
Since the US Navy SEALs was officially formed in 1962, only seven of its members have received the …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The 3 US Army soldiers Biden is awarding the Medal of Honor each put their lives on the line to save others
Two of the soldiers receiving the Medal of Honor did not survive the wounds they suffered in combat.
Ryan Pickrell
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Biden expected to finally award the Medal of Honor to the 1st Black veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan after years in limbo
The late Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, along with two other veterans, is expected to be honored with …
Insider Inc.
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Lawmakers call on Biden to revoke medals awarded for Wounded Knee Massacre, when hundreds of Lakota people were killed by the US army
The effort, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, seeks to revoke 20 Medals of Honor given to soldiers who …
Kelsey Vlamis
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Why the Marines' first battle in Europe still influences the Corps a century later
In just a few days of fighting at Belleau Wood, the Marines had taken more casualties than in all p…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Watch this 94-year-old Army Ranger push a walker away to stand and receive the Medal of Honor
Retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. entered the ceremony in a wheelchair, but he stood on his own for th…
Ryan Pickrell
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Biden awards first Medal of Honor as president to Korean War hero who led Army Rangers in brutal battle against hundreds of enemy troops
Ralph Puckett Jr. received the highest military honor for valor for his actions in a battle where h…
Ryan Pickrell
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An American gold medalist couldn't stop 'crying tears of joy' following her 'poetic' victory honoring her late father
"Being an Olympic champ is one of the hardest things I have ever done," wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stoc…
Meredith Cash
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Trump jokes he wanted to give himself the Medal of Honor, but his aides talked him out of it
In January, the president sharply criticized former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, a retired Mari…
Ryan Pickrell
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Biden creates a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 murder was a catalyst for the civil-rights movement
"For only with truth comes healing, justice, repair, and forming a more perfect union," Biden said …
John L. Dorman
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Police are investigating how the gravestone of Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon received these mysterious markings
US Army Master Sgt. Gary Gordon's heroic actions were portrayed in the war movie "Black Hawk Down."
David Choi
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Prince William just awarded the royal aide who previously accused Meghan Markle of bullying with a prestigious honor
The honor, from King Charles, was awarded to Prince William and Kate Middleton's former charity CEO…
Mikhaila Friel
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Medal of Honor recipient diagnosed with lung cancer gives a sobering message on treatment after being unconscious for a week
"For more than six hours, Ron bravely faced down the enemy," Trump said. "Not a single American die…
David Choi
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Vietnam veteran who earned the Medal of Honor says Afghanistan now looks 'just like' Saigon in 1975
Biden in July was adamant that the situation in Afghanistan was nothing like Vietnam and the US wou…
John Haltiwanger
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Trump is planning to give Patriots head coach Bill Belichick the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the US' highest civilian honor
The president admires Belichick so much that he once proposed making him a military adviser: "If I …
Will Martin
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The real reason Trump is awarding Medals of Honor to war heroes at nearly twice the rate of Obama
Although some attempts have failed, the successful grassroot efforts to recognize war heroes provid…
Caitlin Foster
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Here's what was going through this Iraq War veterans head during the moment in battle that earned his Medal of Honor
"You're angry. You're scared," he said, telling reporters that it's a certain kind of peer pressure…