28 Army Servicemen Receive the Medal of Honor in 1945
At the White House on August 23, 1945, twenty-eight U.S. Army World War II servicemen were presented with the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military’s highest award for valor in […]
6 U.S. Servicemen Receive the Medal of Honor in 1945
At the White House on December 18, 1945, President Harry S. Truman presented six World War II U.S. servicemen with the Medal of Honor, the United States’ highest medal for […]
Citizen Honors – Anthony Borges, Aaron Feis & Peter Wang, 2019 Valor Honorees
On February 14, 2019, a shooting incident at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, resulted in numerous displays of valor as students, teachers, and staff responded to the […]
Citizen Honors – Travis Mills, 2019 Service Honoree
Travis Mills, of Maine, is selected as the 2019 Service Act Honoree for his lifetime of selfless service to the members of the combat wounded community. Through his founding of […]
Citizen Honors – Healing Household 6, 2019 Service Honoree
Healing Household 6 is selected as the 2019 Community Service Hero Honoree for their work that connects caregivers of US Veterans with the essential resources needed to strengthen the family […]
Citizen Honors – Blaine Hodge, 2019 Valor Honoree
Blaine Hodge is selected as a 2019 Single Act of Heroism Honoree for his act of heroism on September 9, 2018, when he came to the aid of a woman […]
National Medal of Honor Day: Medal of Honor Recipients Reflect
Medal of Honor Recipients reflect on what National Medal of Honor Day, means to them and the United States. National Medal of Honor day is celebrated every year on March […]
Citizen Honors – Keanon Lowe, 2020 Valor Honoree
Keanon Lowe, of Portland, OR, is selected for his courageous act when he disarmed a student with a loaded shotgun during an incident at Parkrose High School in Portland, Oregon. […]
Citizen Honors – Christian Garcia, 2020 Young Hero Honoree
Christian Garcia, (15 years old) of Santa Fe, TX, was selected for his courageous act when he sprang into action when a gunman opened fire on first period art classes […]
Medal of Honor Day – Wreath Laying 2019
Every year on March 25, in honor of National Medal of Honor Day, Medal of Honor Recipients lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery […]
Citizen Honors – Cody Runyon, 2020 Young Hero Honoree
Cody Runyon, of Rochester, MN, at thirteen-years-old, pulled an eleven-year-old fellow swimmer from the bottom of a pool after the younger boy had sunk and become unresponsive. Cody noticed the […]
Citizen Honors – Riley Howell, 2020 Valor Honoree
Riley Howell, of Waynesville, NC, is honored for his courageous act when he shielded students from a gunman during an incident at the University of North Carolina – Charlotte. Riley […]