The only reason Matt Urban didn't receive the Medal of Honor for single-handedly breaking an entire battalion through France ...

The Medal of Honor is the highest military award. It is given to military members, often posthumously, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.

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U.S. Army Army Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers is the highest-ranking Black servicemember to receive the Medal of Honor. His actions during the Vietnam War, when he was wounded and came under repeated ...

Medal of Honor recipient Ret. Army Captain William Swensen praises his fellow soldiers and celebrates the opening of the ...

Languages: English. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has removed a webpage honoring Charles Calvin Rogers, a Black U.S. Army general and Medal of Honor recipient, leading to backlash and ...

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 – As Lee Greenwood belted out “God Bless the USA,” 32 of the 61 living Medal of Honor recipients, national and military leaders, celebrities and musical guests celebrated ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — From the very first announcement, Arlington celebrated its choice as home to the National Medal of Honor Museum, a museum and monument dedicated to the sacrifices of the 3,528 ...

Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970, according to the West Virginia Military Hall of Fame. Rogers received the award after being wounded three times in Vietnam ...