Army Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Nixon in 1970 for actions during the Vietnam War.

D.C. – Today (March 25), on National Medal of Honor Day, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of a pair of bills to commemorate the life and legacy of African American ...

These are recognized through the Medal of Honor ... for 29 African-American and Asian-American heroes to be recognized for their actions in World War II. They were finally honored, many ...

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

How did the actions of African American soldiers in the war affect racial relations at home? Henry Johnson still has not received the American Medal of Honor. Why do you think that is? Use the ...

Languages: English. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has removed a webpage honoring Charles Calvin Rogers, a Black U.S. Army general and Medal of Honor recipient, leading to backlash and ...

William Carney earned the Medal of Honor by carrying the American ... has also erased articles about Native American Code ...

Congress presented 442nd members and other Japanese American veterans of World War II its highest civilian honor — the Congressional Gold Medal — in 2011. The erasure of the 442nd content also ...

To the public, he's a World War II hero who also happens to be the only member of the Coast Guard with a Medal of Honor (so far ... courageous,” the “kind of American that made [that ...

A mess attendant on duty during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor saved lives and took a position to defend the ship, and his ...

like the most decorated soldier of World War II, Maj. Audie Murphy. At 19, the second lieutenant from Kingston received his Medal of Honor after climbing aboard a flaming and disabled American ...