From its beginning in December 1861, the Medal of Honor stands as the pinnacle of military recognition in the United States, ...

A Marine who served under him during the war started a push for the Navy Cross to be upgraded to a Medal of Honor. Representative Julia Brownley (D-CA) led the effort in Congress and Canley was ...

The Navy on Saturday commissioned the USS John Basilone, its latest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, named in ...