Sgt. Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions above and beyond the call of duty during combat operations in Afghanistan. He received the medal from President Barak Obama in a ceremony at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. There are 61 living Medal of Honor recipients, and it should go ...

Living Medal of Honor recipients will now receive around $67,500 in annual honorarium under a new law signed Monday by President Donald Trump. (DVIDS) Editor’s note: This story was updated to ...

Vietnam War veteran Jim McCloughan, a Medal of Honor recipient, to speak at the Army's 250th birthday ball in Detroit. Years later, the Army medic and coach received a letter from a stranger that ...

President Trump is awarding the Medal of Honor to a pilot whose faceoff with Soviet fighter jets remained secret for a half-century and a soldier who died in Afghanistan while shielding somebody from ...

Walking into the Tyler airport terminal lined with large American flags held by the Patriot Guard Riders and the Rose City Young Marines, seven Medal of Honor recipients received a hero’s welcome. The ...

One of the first waves of Marines to hit the beach hug the ground as they land on Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945. (INP pool/AP) On Oct. 5, 1945, President Harry S. Truman placed the Medal of Honor around ...

Service members and veterans who earned the Medal of Honor for their actions will see a sizable increase in their special pensions. Their special annual pension will more than quadruple under a new ...

WASHINGTON — Recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration bestowed in the United States, will see their pensions increase nearly fourfold under legislation signed by President ...