As the soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment stormed toward Fort Wagner, South Carolina, the soldier carrying the American flag fell. It was July 18, 1863, at the heart of the ...

Staff Sgt. Clinton “Clint” Romesha woke up early on the morning of Oct. 3, 2009. Combat Outpost Keating, an International Security Assistance Force base in Kamdesh near the Pakistani border of ...

LINCOLN, Neb. — Staff Sgt. Junior James Spurrier was born in Castlewood, Virginia, Dec. 14, 1922, as James Ira Spurrier Jr. to Ira and Ruby Spurrier. When Spurrier enlisted into the Army on Sept. 25, ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. For over 150 years, the Medal of Honor has stood as the ...

ARLINGTON, Texas - The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, held its grand opening ceremony Saturday, calling in the Army's 3rd Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Ga., to unfurl the ...

In December 1944, Pfc. Dirk Vlug was manning a critical roadblock on a strategically important road in the Philippines when the Japanese launched a (relatively) massive assault against his position.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.-- March 25 is National Medal of Honor Day, a day etched into the fabric of American history. The town of Clarksville, Tennessee, proudly came together with the 101st Airborne ...