“The USAAF 49th Fighter Group provided Darwin with its only fighter defence from March to September 1942 against fast and well-armed Mitsubishi G4M ‘Betty’ bombers escorted by Mitsubishi A6M ‘Zero’ ...

In just his second AFL season, Will Ashcroft ticked off two of the top three achievements in football – a premiership and Norm Smith medal – and could have easily fallen into the trap of ...

At the heart of the event was the unveiling of a remarkable tribute: a wall honoring 46 local Medal of Honor recipients from the two of the renowned military units based at Fort Campbell.

The last awards of the Medal of Honor, in a conflict following Vietnam, were awarded posthumously to Army Sergeants Gordon and Shughart for action in Somalia in 1993. There were no awards of the ...

Entitlement to campaign and service medals is typically recorded on the individual's personal service record. Personal service records are available from the National Archives of Australia. If medal ...

Vietnam War veterans will receive a lapel pin emblazoned with lasting symbolism from a grateful nation, according to Nancy O’Donnell of Schaghticoke, a spokeswoman for the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga ...

calling in the Army's 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Ga., to unfurl the U.S. flag for the first time as 33 of the nation's 61 living Medal of Honor recipients watch. The museum opens ...

The night celebrated the more than 3,500 recipients of the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military decoration for valor in combat, whose names are engraved in the 100,000-square-foot museum.

In Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, Australia is leading the medal table. Australia has so far bagged 59 Gold medals followed by England, which is at second place with 50 Gold and Canada is at third ...

Over 3,500 people have received the Medal of Honor, which is awarded by Congress for risking one’s life in combat beyond the call of duty. Jack Jacobs, a retired U.S. Army colonel who was ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A new museum is opening in Texas that highlights the lives and service of Medal of Honor recipients from the ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A new museum devoted to telling the stories of those who have received the nation’s highest military ... lives and service of Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil ...