Heroism

Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half...

From the 1983 Beirut bombing to the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the galleries usher guests through an immersive 40-plus...

Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant of the Marine Corps, awarded the service's highest noncombat award for heroism -- the Navy...

It wasn't until a Sunday afternoon in early August, after a long year of unanswered questions about the crash, that the...

Navajo Code Talkers, who once faced restrictions on speaking about their crucial role in World War II, are now celebrated as...

Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller was a Marine’s Marine. A bonafide badass leatherneck, with the scars to prove it. Here are 5...

Medal of Honor: Stories of Courage" will not only retell the stories of Medal of Honor recipients, but will also explore what...

Waverly Woodson Jr. was wounded while still on the landing craft. But for the next 30 hours he treated 200 wounded men all...

Despite recommendations from a number of officers, it would take Fred McGee until after his death in 2020 for McGee's actions...

More than three decades after his actions during the infamous Battle of Mogadishu, retired Army Maj. Larry Moores has been...