What the so-called Ghost Army did 80 years ago went unheralded for decades, because it was all top secret. The long-overdue award is being presented for a military success.

The Ghost Army included about 1,100 soldiers in the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, which carried out about 20 battlefield deceptions in France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany, and around 200 ...

Ghost Army members who deceived Nazis with battlefield ruses in WWII given Congressional Gold Medal For decades, their mission in World War II was top secret ...

The top-secret 'Ghost Army' unit, which used inflatable tanks and costumes to fool Nazi Germany in WWII, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said during the ceremony that it’s estimated that between 15,000 to 30,000 lives were saved because of the Ghost Army’s work.

This photo provided by the Ghost Army Legacy Project shows a Jeep getting new bumper markings for special effects. For decades, their mission during World War II was a secret.

Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts said during the ceremony that the Ghost Army members were “creative, original thinkers, who used engineering, art, architecture and advertising to wage battle ...