Several Australian military commanders have been stripped of their medals following allegations of war crimes during the Afghanistan War.

Navy Fleet Master Chief David Isom will be the senior enlisted advisor to Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

David Bellavia thinks public perception of the war has pushed military leaders to withhold some honors.

Joseph Drake, 100, of Hawley, is one of five surviving U.S. Army Rangers who served in World War II. He received a Congressional Gold Medal recently.

The medals awarded to soldiers who participated in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre will be subjected to a review, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday.

President Joe Biden on Monday announced plans to award Medals of Honor to four soldiers for actions in the Vietnam War, fully recognizing the courage and heroism they showed during the fight there ...

<p>WILKES-BARRE — Korean War veteran Lorenzo Ferraro Thursday stood proud as U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey placed the Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal around his neck, shook his hand and thanked the 91 ...

An inspirational five-year-old girl from Harrogate has been awarded a medal for her remarkable resilience after being diagnosed with coeliac disease while her father is deployed overseas with the ...

Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to 20 people in a ceremony in the East Room, including Americans who fought for marriage equality, a pioneer in treating wounded soldiers, and two of ...

President Joe Biden awarded the late Army Gen. Richard E. Cavazos the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military’s highest medal for valor in combat, on Friday afternoon at the White House.

The president's directive is highly unusual. Achievement medals are awarded to service members routinely as a means to recognize what unit leaders deem exemplary performance by their subordinates.