Sergeant First Class Lawrence Joel, a combat medic with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, earned the Medal of Honor for aiding wounded soldiers during a 24‑hour battle near Bien Hoa in 1965.
Capers was struck repeatedly by shrapnel and gunfire. By the end of the engagement, he had sustained 19 wounds, among them was a broken leg. But he refused to relinquish command. Despite his injuries, ...
Rep. Ralph Norman led efforts for Marine Maj. James Capers to receive the Medal of Honor. Now its fate rests with the Senate, and then President Trump.
Vietnam soldier Kenneth David, who was hailed a hero for his action in the war on May 7, 1970, was inducted into Fort Campbell's Medal of Honor Rotunda. Private First Class Kenneth David was awarded ...
A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a Silver Star Medal to a Medal of Honor for a recon Marine who fought through severe injuries while under attack on a mission in the jungles of ...
FARGO — Dozens of local military veterans honored a former Green Beret at his burial Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 17. Sgt.