Since the US Navy SEALs was officially formed in 1962, only seven of its members have received the military's highest award for valor under fire.

Navy SEAL Edward Byers received the Medal of Honor on Monday morning for his role in rescuing an American civilian being held hostage by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama ...

A museum honoring Navy SEALs -- named after a Medal of Honor recipient whose heroics were chronicled in the film “Lone Survivor” -- is now a step closer to becoming a reality.

The Navy SEAL who will become on Monday the sixth member of that elite force to receive the Medal of Honor proved his mettle in hand-to-hand combat in Afghanistan – or more accurately, hand-to ...

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 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 Navy SEAL who led a risky assault on a mountain peak to rescue a stranded teammate in Afghanistan in 2002 will receive the Medal of Honor later this month, according to a White House announcement.

President Obama will present the Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL Edward Byers on Feb. 29. Senate Republicans pass Trump's sweeping tax, spending and policy bill, a major win for the president's agenda ...

Today President Obama awarded Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward C. Byers Jr. with the United States' highest military award, the Medal Of Honor, at a White House ceremony. Byers ...

Byers, 36, received the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony Monday for his actions Dec. 8, 2012. In doing so, he stepped out of the shadows and in front of news cameras for the nation’s ...

President Trump on Thursday awarded the Medal of Honor to a retired Navy SEAL who has been accused of committing war crimes — and leaving a man behind in enemy territory. Former Master Chief ...

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