Cpl. Kyle Carpenter was seriously wounded using his body to absorb a grenade blast that threatened a fellow Marine.

The Navy will name its newest Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer for the youngest living Marine to receive the ...

More than 80 years after his heroic actions, supporters are urging Congress to award World War II sailor Dorie Miller the ...

On August 7th, Americans take the time to recognize and celebrate Purple Heart Day, an annually observed holiday that honors ...

This is the latest effort to recognize James Capers Jr. for his heroism during an April 1967 ambush in Vietnam.

A Medal of Honor recipient with ties to South Carolina is receiving another big honor. Navy Secretary John C. Phelan posted ...

Marine veteran Kyle Carpenter, a Medal of Honor recipient, will have a guided missile destroyer named in his honor.

When Chris Cassidy was tapped to lead the creation of the National Medal of Honor Museum in 2021, he had no experience in ...

According to a report in the Navy Times, the destroyer will be named after Gilbert native, Corporal Kyle Carpenter.

The Medal of Honor is a storied U.S. military tradition, spanning more than 150 years and all branches of the armed forces.

Navy Seal Lt. Michael P. Murphy, nicknamed "Murph" and known as an intense and empathetic young man, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor yesterday "for conspicuous gallantry and ...