The award is given to those who "distinguish themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of their own ...
An Army captain who grew up in North Carolina and died while saving three fellow soldiers in a downed helicopter in Vietnam ...
On June 16, 1952, Army Cpl. Fred B. McGee of Steubenville distinguished himself amid fierce combat in Korea, risking his own ...
Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, a Korean War hero and Texas Tech alum who became the first Hispanic U.S. Army general, posthumously received a Medal of Honor.
Robert Kerrey led Navy SEAL teams in Vietnam and was later elected governor of Nebraska and then to the U.S. senate for a ...