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Politics 16 hours ago

Veteran wounded by grenade gets Medal of Honor

President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor Thursday on an Afghan veteran who took the blow from a grenade to save a fellow Marine, praising him for displaying the type of valor that will inspire generations.

Politics 16 hours ago

Afghanistan veteran awarded Medal of Honor for heroism during ambush

A former Army sergeant who risked his own life to save a fellow soldier during a 2007 ambush in Afghanistan was awarded the Medal of Honor on Tuesday at the White House, becoming only the seventh living recipient of the top military honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Politics 16 hours ago

Special forces major faces revocation of Silver Star over killing allegation

An Army Special Forces major who was awarded a Silver Star for valor during a 2010 firefight in Afghanistan faces the revocation of his medal, a congressman disclosed on Thursday.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Not forgotten: Hundreds of strangers honor lonely WWII vet at wake

Hundreds of strangers paid tribute at a Kentucky funeral home to a 鈥渉umble鈥� survivor of World War II鈥檚 Normandy Invasion whose caregiver had worried that no one would come to his funeral.

World 16 hours ago

American train attack heroes awarded France's highest honor

The three Americans who helped thwart a massacre on board a high-speed European train were awarded the Legion d'honneur (Legion of Honor), France's highest decoration, by the country's president Monday.

World 16 hours ago

Israel to honor late US soldier who protected Jews at Nazi POW camp

The Nazi soldiers made their orders very clear: Jewish American prisoners of war were to be separated from their fellow brothers in arms and sent to an uncertain fate. But Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds would have none of that.聽

U.S. 16 hours ago

Walter D. Ehlers, one of last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipients, dies at 92

When Walter D. Ehlers was 23 years old, he charged through enemy fire to destroy two German machine gun nests, kill seven enemy soldiers, put a halt to a mortar barrage and carry a wounded buddy to safety 鈥� all after he had been shot in the side by a sniper.

U.S. 16 hours ago

'It's my son's birthday': Brave vet's plea brought no mercy from Oregon gunman

An Army veteran in his first week of classes at the Oregon community college where at least nine people were killed in a mass shooting Thursday was seriously wounded as he tried to prevent the gunman from entering a classroom, family members told multiple media outlets.

U.S. 16 hours ago

'Heart of a lion': Quadruple amputee Afghanistan vet prepares for arm transplant

Marine Sgt. John Peck is one of very few quadruple amputees to survive the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now he is preparing for his next mission: an experimental double-arm transplant that will give him, in part, his freedom back.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Man who shot Usama bin Laden speaks out in exclusive Fox News interview

In 鈥淭he Man Who Killed Usama bin Laden,鈥� a two-part special airing Tuesday and Wednesday, Robert O鈥橬eill details the mission to kill Usama bin Laden and how it was "just luck" he was the one to fire the fatal shot.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Restored WWII plane to return to Normandy for D-Day anniversary

The next time the American military transport plane known as Whiskey 7 drops its paratroopers over Normandy, France, it will be for a commemoration instead of an invasion.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Iraqi woman who worked as interpreter for US military joins the Marines

A 30-year-old Iraqi woman who began working as a translator for the U.S. military at the onset of the war is now a U.S. Marine.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Teenager documents stories of U.S. veterans for Eagle Scout project

A Pennsylvania teenager is documenting the stories of U.S. veterans, honoring those who have served from World War II through the Iraq War, as part of his Eagle Scout project.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Civil War general's Medal of Honor discovered inside book at church sale

The medal Chamberlain received in 1893 for his heroism at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg is at the Pejepscot Historical Society.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Navy destroyer Zumwalt to be christened in Maine

The U.S. Navy is christening the first ship of its newest class of destroyers.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Bill 'Wild Bill' Guarnere, of 'Band of Brothers' fame, dies at 90

William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died. He was 90.

U.S. 16 hours ago

SEAL says in exclusive Fox News interview it was 'just luck' he was bin Laden shooter

In part two of 鈥淭he Man Who Killed Usama bin Laden," Rob O'Neill said it was just chance that he ended up being the shooter in the famous mission at bin Laden's compound in Pakistan in 2011.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Iraq, Afghanistan conflict heroes honored by namesake ships

Heroes forged in Afghanistan and Iraq are having their names bestowed on a new generation of warships, joining those whose exploits in World Wars and battles domestic and abroad earned them the distinction of having U.S. Navy vessels christened in their honor.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Army Ranger believed to be unconscious salutes during Purple Heart ceremony

Josh Hargis, an Army Ranger severely injured in Afghanistan last week, was thought to be unconscious during his Purple Heart ceremony. He lost both legs and was hooked to a breathing tube at a military hospital in Afghanistan.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Navy officer, Marine reportedly returned fire at Chattanooga gunman

A Navy officer and one of the Marines murdered in last week's attack on a military center in Chattanooga fired their personal weapons at the gunman, according to a report published Wednesday.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Marine to get medal of honor for blocking grenade

Cpl. Kyle Carpenter remembers lying on his back on a rooftop in Marjah, Afghanistan, crammed up against sandbags alongside his friend and fellow Marine, Lance Cpl. Nicholas Eufrazio.

U.S. 16 hours ago

WWII Doolittle Raiders making final toast

Thousands of visitors streamed to the national Air Force museum on Saturday to pay a Veterans Day weekend tribute to the few surviving members of the Doolittle Raiders, airmen whose daring raid on Japan helped boost American morale during World War II, as they planned to make their ceremonial final toast together.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Civil War officer to receive Medal of Honor 151 years after death at Gettysburg

The White House has announced that a Union Army officer killed at the Battle of Gettysburg will receive the Medal of Honor next month in a White House ceremony.聽

U.S. 16 hours ago

Newly identified remains of World War II Marine killed at Tarawa heading home

The recently identified remains of a Marine hailed for his bravery in battle are heading home 72 years after he was killed on a remote Pacific atoll during World War II.

U.S. 16 hours ago

Nation honors veterans and the fallen on Memorial Day

Across America, citizens are marking Memorial Day with ceremonies and parades honoring those who gave their lives in war, as well as with less solemn events like barbecues with family and friends.聽

Travel 16 hours ago

Hundreds of strangers give veteran's ashes trip of lifetime

A mother is using social media to enlist the help of strangers to scatter son's ashes across the globe in the hope that her adventure-loving son can become part of the world he left behind.

Health 16 hours ago

Former Army sergeant raising funds for hormone replacement therapy to treat soldiers with brain injury

In the last 15 years, more than 330,000 members of the military were diagnosed with at least one traumatic brain injury (TBI).聽

Opinion 16 hours ago

Purple Hearts for Ft. Hood victims: Congress aims to right Obama administration wrong

Congress is passing legislation which makes eligible those killed and injured in the Fort Hood terrorist attack of 2009 to receive the Purple Heart.

Opinion 16 hours ago

How Vietnam, and the sacrifices made by our veterans, became personal for me

The movie tour stung at times. The vets were choked up. I was choked up.

Opinion 16 hours ago

The United States of America: The one essential, exceptional, indispensable nation

I鈥檓 proud to be an American because we have done something no other great nation in the history of the world has done 鈥� we have used our great power not to enslave others, but to enable them.

Opinion 16 hours ago

Sir Nicholas Winton: A hero who should always be remembered

The world lost Sir Nicholas this week. He was an uncommon hero not just by the nature of his noble deeds, but by the hero鈥檚 humility regarding recognition of his acts.