Capt. Paul Bucha (1943–2024), Medal of Honor Recipient

Capt. Paul Bucha was a Vietnam War veteran who received the military’s highest award, the Congressional Medal of Honor, for his leadership during a battle against overwhelming odds in 1968. 

Ralph Puckett Jr. (1926–2024), last Korean War Medal of Honor recipient 

Ralph Puckett Jr. was an Army Ranger who served with valor in the Korean War and received the Medal of Honor more than 70 years later.

Larry Taylor (1942–2024), most recent Medal of Honor recipient

Larry Taylor was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War who received the Medal of Honor in September 2023.

Roger Donlon (1934–2024), first Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient 

Roger Donlon was a U.S. Army veteran who was given the Medal of Honor for his valor in the Vietnam War.

Hiroshi Miyamura (1925–2022), Medal of Honor recipient     

Hiroshi Miyamura was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Korean War.

Robert E. Simanek (1930–2022), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient

Robert E. Simanek was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War who was presented with the Medal of Honor for his valor in battle.

Hershel Williams (1923–2022), Battle of Iwo Jima hero  

Hershel Williams was a U.S. Marine who was awarded a Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.

John L. Canley (1937–2022), Medal of Honor recipient

John L. Canley was the first living Black U.S. Marine to receive the Medal of Honor, for his valor in the Vietnam War.

Kenneth Stumpf (1944–2022), Medal of Honor recipient 

Kenneth Stumpf was an Army Sergeant who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1968 for his heroism during the Vietnam War.

Duane E. Dewey (1931–2021), Korean War Medal of Honor recipient

Duane E. Dewey was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War who was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Charles Coolidge (1921–2021), oldest Medal of Honor recipient

Charles Coolidge was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II who was the oldest living recipient of the Medal of Honor.

Francis Currey (1925–2019), WWII hero earned Medal of Honor

Francis Currey was one of the last living World War II veterans who received the prestigious Medal of Honor, awarded to him for his valor during the Battle of the Bulge. Days after the horrific Malmedy massacre, U.S. Army veteran Currey singlehandedly wielded an arsenal of weapons against the First SS Panzer Division as they advanced on Allied troops. Currey counterattacked with grenades, two different machine guns, two different rifles, and a bazooka, taking out several German tanks and rescuing a number of his fellow American soldiers. In addition to his Medal of Honor, Currey received a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts during his service in World War II. His death leaves just two World War II Medal of Honor recipients still living.

Thomas Hudner Jr. (1924–2017), Navy pilot was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Korean War

Deliberately crash landed his plane attempting to rescue fellow pilot.

Leo Thorsness (1932 - 2017), Medal of Honor recipient

Medal of Honor recipient was hailed for heroism in the Vietnam War…

Remembering Holocaust Survivors (video)

A video tribute to some of the brilliant lives that survived Nazi brutality.

Pearl Harbor Medal of Honor Recipients

On the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we take a look at five men awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions on that day.

Tibor Rubin (1929 - 2015), Holocaust survivor and decorated U.S. soldier

Tibor Rubin, a Holocaust survivor who went on to become a highly decorated U.S. infantry soldier decades after the Korean War, has died in California, according to multiple news sources. Rubin, who was born in Hungary, died Saturday of natural causes in Garden Grove, California, his nephew, Robert Huntly, told the Los Angeles Times. He was 86.

Barney F. Hajiro, 94, belatedly received the Medal of Honor

, the Hawaiian-born son of Japanese immigrants, was among 22 Asian American World War II veterans who received Medals of Honor – the nation’s highest award for heroism – 55 years after the war ended.

Audie Murphy, Super Soldier

On , the U.S. lost one of the greatest soldiers it's ever known.

Legacy of Valor: The Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor honors military personnel who distinguish themselves through "gallantry in action, and other soldier-like qualities."

Van Barfoot: A Patriot in Every Sense

Van Barfoot gained national attention in 2009 when he fought to keep his 21-foot flagpole at his Henrico County home after the homeowners association ordered it removed.

Jason Dunham's Medal of Honor

Corporal Jason Dunham, United States Marine Corps, holds a distinction that only a few of the best and bravest share.