Lt. Col. Donald Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during a night mission when his plane disappeared in a fireball. Known as “Lefty,” Nancy Leftenant-Colon was one of six siblings who served in the military, including a brother who was a famed Tuskegee Airmen pilot. This marks the fifth time a Navy vessel has donned the Intrepid name, and the first since 1974, when the carrier Intrepid was decommissioned. Biden will bestow the medal posthumously to six men and one living recipient at a White House ceremony. "How 'bout them Jarheads." Medal of Honor recipient Spc. Clarence Sasser saw nothing 'above and beyond' in what he did during a Vietnam firefight. His comrades thought otherwise. By Jon Guttman
10 months ago He was the only U.S. soldier convicted for his role in the Vietnam War atrocity in which U.S. troops killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians. The family of a fallen Navy Cross recipient christened the future guided-missile destroyer Patrick Gallagher at a ceremony in Maine. A new book examines how Master Sgt. Roy Benavidez overcame racial discrimination and became a decorated soldier and advocate for veterans. The headquarters of Fort Carson, Colorado's 4th Infantry Division now bears the name of one of its own: 1st Sgt. David McNerney. Load More