Medal of honor

Cemetery Vandalism
Cemetery Vandalism
Cemetery Vandalism
Whitman police are looking for the vandals who knocked over and damaged 67 headstones at a cemetery in town, including one belonging to the family of a World War II Medal of Honor winner.
Medal Of Honor
Medal Of Honor
Medal Of Honor
President Barack Obama has presented the nation's highest military honor to a Union Army officer who was killed more than 150 years ago during the Battle of Gettysburg. Obama says he's aware he may not be president today if it weren't for the bravery of First Lt...
A 150-Year Wait
A 150-Year Wait
A 150-Year Wait
A century and a half after his valiant death in the Battle of Gettysburg, a Union Army officer is being awarded the nation’s highest military decoration, thanks to a decades-long campaign by his descendants and Civil War buffs. The White House announced Tuesday that President Barack Obama approved the Medal of Honor for 1st Lt...
Marine Earns Medal Of Honor
Marine Earns Medal Of Honor
Marine Earns Medal Of Honor
A Marine veteran is being honored for conspicuous gallantry in the war in Afghanistan. In a White House ceremony this afternoon, retired Marine Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter was awarded the Medal of Honor. President Obama noted that Carpenter threw himself on a grenade to save a fellow soldier in a battle in southern Afghanistan...
Nation's Highest Honor
Nation's Highest Honor
Nation's Highest Honor
President Obama is honoring a U.S. Army veteran for heroism in Afghanistan. Former Sergeant Kyle J. White is the recipient of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration. In a White House ceremony, he was honored for conspicuous gallantry during a 2007 firefight in Afghanistan's Nuristan Province...