Tag: Medal of Honor

The president gripped the hand of 89-year-old Pauline Conner, the wife of Army First Lieutenant Garlin Murl Conner, as she was helped on stage at the White House for the ceremony.

President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on Thursday to now-retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Britt Slabinski for “conspicuous gallantry” during a 2002 mountain battle against Al-Qaeda forces.

Nearly one hundred years ago, on June 6, 1918, a small group of American Marines became a living legend. It was the bloodiest day in U.S. Marine Corps history until that time and would become an integral part of the lore passed down to every Marine recruit.

An Air Force airman killed in Afghanistan during an exchange of fire between U.S. special ops forces and al-Qaeda fighters in 2002 will receive the Medal of Honor, according to a report.

President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Captain Gary “Mike” Rose on Monday afternoon, recounting the harrowing story of a deployment in Vietnam.

Five canines that served the U.S. military in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan were awarded the American Humane Lois Pope K-9 Medal of Courage in recognition of their vital service saving American lives.

Medal of Honor recipient Donald Ballard surprised the audience of the American Legion gathering Wednesday after praising President Donald Trump during his speech.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. David Shulkin appeared on Tuesday’s Breitbart News Daily to discuss reforms made at the V.A. on his watch, the challenges that still remain, the state of health care reform for the private sector, and the emotional Medal of Honor ceremony for Vietnam War Army medic James McCloughan.

The legacy media could not hate President Donald Trump after his moving Medal of Honor ceremony on Monday. After Trump presented the Medal of Honor to Vietnam veteran James C. McCloughan, the Chicago Tribune’s Clarence Page, one of the most esteemed members of the legacy press, said he was “proud” of Trump for the “beautiful” and “terrific” ceremony.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump presented the Medal of Honor to former Specialist Five James C. McCloughan of the U.S. Army for “for conspicuous gallantry during the Vietnam War.”

Outgoing President Barack Obama appears not to have the time to bestow the military’s highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, to former U.S. Army Spc. Jim McCloughan, 70, for his personal acts above and beyond the call of duty as a medic during the Vietnam War.

About 17,500 people turned out to see Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speak at “The Farm” Thursday evening. Trump was introduced by General Mike Flynn and was joined on stage by about two dozen generalS, admirals, and medal of honor recipients for a speech focused on rebuilding the military.

Donald Trump addressed some 15,000 supporters at a nighttime rally in rural North Dakota, accusing rival Hillary Clinton of “perjury” regarding her email server, and promising to boost military spending in a Trump administration.

Gibson’s first directorial effort in a decade, Hacksaw Ridge, is rated R for “intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence including grisly bloody images,” warns the MPAA. And the film certainly earns every bit of that rating, which seems odd for a film about a pacifist.

At a time when taking a “knee” has become the fashionable gesture of today’s youth, one Texas teenager gave the nation nearly 400 reasons why patriotism is still in style, transforming a community service project into a school-wide “thank you” to veterans.

Retired Army Lt. Col. Charles Kettles will be awarded the Medal of Honor on July 18 for saving the lives of 40 soldiers and four members of his own unit while serving as a helicopter pilot during a Vietnam War ambush.

Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Clint Romesha appeared on Thursday’s Breitbart News Daily with SiriusXM host Stephen K. Bannon to talk about the experiences chronicled in his book Red Platoon: A True Story of American Valor.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott spoke of remembering America’s military members who have died in service to our nation and particularly those 91 Texas service members who received the Medal of Honor. His remarks came during a Memorial Day observance in Georgetown, Texas.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fabled Navy SEAL Team Six member Edward Byers was presented with the Medal of Honor at the White House for his role in rescuing an American doctor being held captive by Afghan Taliban terrorists in 2012.

President Obama will award the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military honor, to Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers for protecting a U.S. doctor from Taliban gunfire during a rescue operation in Afghanistan.

The contributions and meritorious service of drone pilots who have been providing direct support for years to troops in and outside the combat zone are to be officially recognized by new awards the Pentagon is expected to create as part of a broad review of the medal award process conducted by the military services, defense officials revealed Wednesday.

President Obama shed tears during his speech at the White House promoting gun control yesterday but a look at a history of public presidential tears reveals that George W. Bush cried too while at emotional ceremonies.

Retired Army Captain Florent Groberg was awarded the Medal of Honor on Thursday, in recognition of valiant actions that left him maimed but saved many other lives. Specifically, he tackled a suicide bomber in Afghanistan.

The remains of 36 U.S. Marine heroes of a bloody World War II battle were found on an isolated island in the Pacific more than 70 years after they died, various news outlets report.

The family of fallen Iraq war hero Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta accepted the nation’s second-highest award for valor, the Navy Cross, on his behalf nearly a decade after the Pentagon denied him the Medal of Honor.