Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter jumped on a grenade that landed near him and his friend. His body absorbed the brunt of the blast.

The Navy will name its newest Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer for the youngest living Marine to receive the ...

Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter saved another Marine's life in 2010 in Afghanistan when he jumped in front of a grenade to absorb ...

Medal of Honor recipients Michael Thornton and Thomas Norris at a ceremony in Washington, DC, April 9, 2008. US Navy/MCS1 Brien Aho Mike Thornton probably has the most unique story on this list.

Streamers are shot in the air as a future U.S. Navy destroyer bearing the name of Medal of Honor recipient Barney Barnum is christened at Bath Iron Works on July 29, 2023, in Bath, Maine.

More than 80 years after his heroic actions, supporters are urging Congress to award World War II sailor Dorie Miller the ...

Medal of Honor recipient, Vietnam POW and retired USAF Col. Leo Thorsness appears on the 2012 Gathering of Eagles panel at the Air Command and Staff College Wood auditorium at Maxwell Air Force ...

He was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1970. After his military service, he joined the Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services, becoming secretary in 2003.

WASHINGTON — Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is recommending that two members of the Navy Department be awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor, an upgrade from their current ...

A spokesman for Mabus, Navy Capt. Patrick McNally, confirmed to Military.com that Mabus had recommended that two Navy Cross recipients be considered for the Medal of Honor.