"Sandy" Nininger when he began his plebe year at the U.S. Military Academy ... guessed that "Sandy" would become the first Medal of Honor recipient of World War II -- and that he fought like ...

EXCLUSIVE: A new, bipartisan, bicameral bill would boost pensions for Medal of Honor recipients six-fold ... those who receive the nation's highest military award from $16,880 per year to $ ...

On Jan. 8, 2025, President Joe Biden approved Secretary Wormuth's request to delegate his authority to present the previously awarded Medals of Honor. Secretary Wormuth was honored to inform their ...

For his actions over two days in 1953 where he sacrificed his life defending injured troops, Johnson received the Medal of Honor ... urged him to join the Army Band when the service drafted ...

Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to the following recipients at 5 p.m. ET in the East Room of the White House; Army Pvt. Bruno R. Orig – On Feb. 15, 1951, Orgi was returning from a mission ...

by John Rogers TOPICS: WASHINGTON (7News) — One of the country’s greatest military heroes is ... over the fact that he’s a recipient of the Medal of Honor. “The Medal and the award that ...

Cmdr. Clyde Lassen piloted a dangerous rescue mission in 1968 to save two Naval aviators shot down in the jungle ...

The legislation would affect the 60 living Medal of Honor recipients. Some 3,500 have been awarded the medal since its inception in 1863. President Biden Awards Medal Of Honor To Seven Army Veterans ...