Biden awards posthumous Medal of Honor to 2 Union soldiers 13:51. The operation, one of the earliest special operations in U.S. Army history, was hatched by James Andrews, a Kentucky-born civilian ...

The Medal of Honor is regarded as the highest achievement possible within the Armed Forces of the United States. ... George Watson – January 13, 1997; 32. Georgia.

Philip G. Shadrach and George D. Wilson are only the most recent to receive this prestigious medal. Though the Medal of Honor is only awarded to a select few, it serves as an inspiration to many.

President Biden hands Theresa Chandler, great-great granddaughter of Private George D. Wilson, a posthumous Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on July 3, 2024 ...

Shadrach and Private George D. Wilson in celebrating the White House announcement that the Medal of Honor will be awarded to these two American heroes for their selfless heroic act of valor during ...

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive in Confederate territory and drove it north while destroying railroad tracks and telegraph lines.

On July 19, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the review by five experts to examine the actions of 20 soldiers involved in the fighting at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, on Dec. 29, 1890.

Family members of Pvt. Philip G. Shadrach and Pvt. George D. Wilson received the nation’s highest decoration for combat valor. By John Ismay Reporting from Washington The plan was bold, but ...