This Korean War Vet Waited 70 Years to Receive a Medal of Honor Ralph Puckett was an Army Ranger during the Korean War.
'An Honor Long Overdue:' After 70 Years, Ranger Legend Ralph Puckett Receives Medal of Honor On Nov. 25, 1950, then-1st Lt. Ralph Puckett Jr. exposed himself to enemy fire, using himself as bait to enable his Rangers...
A New 'Valor Trail' Will Connect Historic Medal of Honor Sites from All Eras Important site connected to some Medal of Honor recipients will no longer be accessible only on foreign battlefields.
A Medal of Honor Recipient Was Gunned Down in a Liquor Store Robbery When Vietnam vet Dwight Johnson walked into a nearby corner store in April 1971, he accidentally walked in on a robbery.
Medal of Honor Recipient Kenneth Stumpf Dies at 77 Stumpf rescued three wounded soldiers near Duc Pho, Vietnam in 1967, making three trips under heavy enemy gunfire to carry...
The 'Real' Forrest Gump: Medal of Honor Recipient Sammy L. Davis Sammy Davis shared a name with a popular entertainer, and his acts of valor during the Vietnam War were a template for the...
An Air Force Pilot Earned the Medal of Honor by Daring the Enemy to Try to Catch Him Air Force Lt. Col. Gerald Young led the enemy on a wild goose chase away from a crash site so survivors could be rescued.
Why the United States Revoked Hundreds of Medals of Honor In 1917, a board of five generals struck hundreds of "undeserved" Medals of Honor off the list.
This Special Forces Medic Earned the Medal of Honor by Saving 60 Lives in Vietnam Former Army medic and Medal of Honor recipient Gary Rose was raised to be a man who did what he said he would do - and do it...
The Original 'Airman Snuffy' Was Real and a Total Badass Maynard "Snuffy" Smith may not have been a likable guy, but he earned the Medal of Honor as an Army Air Forces airman during...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...