Shoup’s was the 123rd Medal of Honor awarded in World War II (Army 67, Navy 29, Marines 26, Coast Guard 1), the third for Tarawa. The others went, posthumously, to two Texans, Lieut. William ...

The Navy on Saturday commissioned the USS John Basilone, its latest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, named in ...

In 2005, the USS San Francisco, a U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class submarine, struck an uncharted seamount at 30 miles per hour, ...

Included in the awards and decorations the now-sergeant deceptively wore were the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon and ...

A Marine who served under him during the war started a push for the Navy Cross to be upgraded to a Medal of Honor. Representative Julia Brownley (D-CA) led the effort in Congress and Canley was ...

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Smithfield Foods was recognized as a top military veteran employer by Forbes, Military Times and Military Friendly® for its ...

A Cedar Rapids veteran of the Vietnam War was presented several medals Friday, more than five decades after he finished his military service.

McDowell left the service five decades ago, but had not received his medals until Friday’s ceremony. One of those is a Purple Heart medal given to people wounded in combat. “Fortunately God ...

WASHINGTON – The Navy has awarded a $960.8 million firm-fixed-price multiyear contract to Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace ...

YUMA — When they are deployed at sea aboard aircraft carriers, THE F-35B LIGHTNING II tends to corrode from the constant ...

"The lyrics felt like they were saying, 'I've been waiting for this day,' and I listened to the song as I entered the arena ...