Medal of Honor recipients Michael Thornton and Thomas Norris at a ceremony in Washington, DC, April 9, 2008. US Navy/MCS1 Brien Aho Mike Thornton probably has the most unique story on this list.

Byers, 36, became a SEAL in 2003. He’ll be the sixth SEAL Medal of Honor recipient and the first living one since the Vietnam War, The Navy Times reported.

Heroic Medal of Honor recipient recalls 2002 battle 03:00. Members of "the Old Guard" placed American flags at more than 228,000 graves at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday for Memorial Day ...

Navy SEAL presented with Medal of Honor 02:50. WASHINGTON -- To call Edward Byers a combat veteran doesn't come close. He has five Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts. And he's done nine combat ...

Authorities in New York arrested a 14-year-old boy on Friday for allegedly vandalizing the memorial of a slain Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient. Suffolk County Police received a call on ...

The Medal of Honor will be awarded to a Navy SEAL for his role in rescuing an American civilian being held hostage by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan. CNN values your feedback 1.

Medal of Honor recipient shuns spotlight. Tom Vanden Brook. ... Dramatic Taliban hostage rescue earns Navy SEAL the Medal of Honor “I’ve been in the military almost 18 years,” Byers said.

The Navy SEAL was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President George W. Bush in 2008 for his actions in Ramadi, Iraq on Sept. 29, 2006. (MORE: Navy denies more than 4,400 claims related ...

Medal of Honor recipient faced allegations of excessive force A U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over the Paktia province town of Gardez, Afghanistan in this March 5, 2002 photo.

Medal of Honor recipient Navy Lt. Robert Kerrey led SEAL teams in Vietnam and was later elected governor of Nebraska and then to the U.S. senate for a dozen years. By Matt White Published Jan 7 ...

A Medal of Honor plaque for Master Sgt. John Chapman was unveiled during a ceremony at Airmen’s Heritage Park at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 4, 2021. (Sean Worrell/U.S. Air Force) ...

The Navy will commission its newest destroyer on Saturday, named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor. The Navy SEAL was posthumously awarded the Medal ...