The bill was inspired by retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams, a legendary aviator who got into the longest dogfight in U.S.

Former President Donald Trump rankled many U.S. service members and veterans at a recent campaign event where he compared the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Medal of Honor.

President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to then-Pfc. Kenneth J. David for actions in the Vietnam War, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 3, 2025.

President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor – the nation’s highest military award for valor – to seven US Army soldiers in a White House ceremony Friday, marking the last time he would ...