The Air Medal is now authorized for ... The entire crew also received the combat action ribbon in January, an honor rarely bestowed on Navy crews in modern times. Fellow Navy destroyers Thomas ...

Bravery among enlisted personnel is not uncommon; it can be argued that all soldiers demonstrate courage during combat ... signed the bill and the (Navy) Medal of Honor was born.

The U.S. Navy has used more missiles for air defense ... The ship’s entire crew received the Combat Action Ribbon when it returned to its homeport. “Every single training experience we did ...

After joining his fellow artillerymen in the 22nd Marines, he first saw action ... the Medal of Honor for Taking Out a Chinese Squad with His Bare Hands Like the rest of the Army, Navy and Marine ...

Basilone is the only enlisted Marine to be honored with both the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor ... and then requested to return to combat. He was killed in action on February 19, 1945 ...

Morris received the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions on September 17, 1969, while commanding the Third Company, Third Battalion of the IV Mobile Strike Force near Chi Lang, Vietnam. Then-Staff ...