Ralph Puckett Jr., an Army veteran who was the last living Medal of Honor recipient from the Korean War, died on Monday at the age of 97. Puckett was awarded the military's highest honor by ...

Lt. j.g. John Koelsch was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism as a rescue helicopter pilot during the Korean War. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) During the Korean War ...

But on Friday, he finally received the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. Cavazos, who died in 2017, earned the award for actions during the Korean War in 1953, when the young ...

Accredited to: Maryland. G.O. No.: 176, 9 July 1872. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Benicia in action against Korean forts on 9 and 10 June 1871. Stationed at the lead in passing the forts ...

Those soldiers, and five others, are scheduled to be honored Friday by President Joe Biden at a White House ceremony. Biden will award Medals of Honor decades after the soldiers' acts of valor and ...

The infantryman provided first aid to his comrades wounded in the Korean War attack and began ... Orig was among the Medal of Honor recipients recognized Friday by President Joe Biden in one ...