Army Pvt. William Crawford was declared killed in action and was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor, which was presented to ...

Congressman Kweisi Mfume announces bills to award Medal of Honor and Congressional Gold Medal to African American hero, Mess ...

Last week, during National Medal of Honor Day on March 25, U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, introduced a pair of bills to ...

Denzel Washington reenacted the heroics of Sgt. William Carney in the movie "Glory." The Pentagon removed a story about him ...

William Carney earned the Medal of Honor by carrying the American ... has also erased articles about Native American Code Talkers, Japanese-American WWII soldiers who served while their families ...

As a fighter ace who received the Medal of Honor after ... the leagues." World War II fighter ace Joe Foss, shown in January 1964, was the first commissioner of the American Football League.

O’Malley, 81, the first U.S. Marine Corps recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam war, was accompanied by his stepdaughter Shannon Dear. She lives in Euless; O’Malley lived in a nursing home in ...

"There was not a lot of recognition of African Americans in World War II. There was not a lot of recognition ... was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor, which is ...

As we reflect on the remarkable history of the United States military, it is crucial to acknowledge the invaluable contributions made by minorities throughout the years. The stories of bravery, ...