Okaloosa County will hold its third annual Women Veterans Day ceremony on June 12. Two new statues of pioneering women veterans, Capt. Linda Bray and Florence Ebersole Smith Finch, will be unveiled.

The new statues will recognize Captain Linda Bray and Florence Ebersole Smith Finch. ... and tortured by the Japanese and was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon and the Medal of Freedom.

Two bronze statues honoring Captain Linda Bray and Florence Ebersole Smith Finch were unveiled during the county's third ...

Captain Linda Bray Florence Ebersole Smith Finch. ... Guard after being imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese and was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon and the Medal of Freedom.

Erin Entrada Kelly, two-time Newbery Medalist and National Book Award finalist, shares the real-life story of Josefina ...

NASA astrophysicist Jane Rigby, a University of Arizona alum who played a major part in the success of the James Webb Space Telescope, has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

WASHINGTON DC- On January 12, President Joe Biden conferred the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction on Pope Francis, recognizing the pontiff’s profound influence and global contributions.

WASHINGTON, DC – On January 4, President Joe Biden presented the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 extraordinary individuals, including former Democratic presidential candidate ...

What You Need To Know. At an event on Thursday, former President Donald Trump said that the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's top civilian honor, is "much better" than the Medal of Honor ...

Weymouth, Ma., will unveil five statues honoring its five Medal of Honor recipients on Memorial Day. Weymouth is the only town in the United States with five Medal of Honor recipients.

A Jewish World War II soldier from Michigan is being remembered for his extraordinary heroism that earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration.