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Marine veteran Kyle Carpenter, a Medal of Honor recipient, will have a guided missile destroyer named in his honor.
When the Navy awards one of its toughest, most capable ships the name of a living Medal of Honor recipient, it says something profound about faith in patriotism and in perseverance. The DDG‑148, now ...
In 2023, Fort Gordon was renamed Fort Eisenhower, after former five-star general and 34th U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower ...
In Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 889 Commander Bob Martin's opinion, the Purple Heart is an honor that absolutely should be ...
Today is “Purple Heart Day,” a day reserved to honor members of the U.S. Armed Forces who were wounded or killed by enemy attack while serving in a combat zone. The Purple Heart is an honorary medal ...
Navy Adm. Daryl L. Caudle relinquished command of the Norfolk-based U.S. Fleet Force Command at a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk on Wednesday, according to a press release by the U.S. Navy.
On Saturday, a new exhibit opens on Dwight Birdwell - one of only five Cherokee recipients of the Medal of Honor - at the ...
Cal Fire paid tribute to firefighters and a pilot killed in the line of duty in separate incidents occurring on August 6, ...
According to a report in the Navy Times, the destroyer will be named after Gilbert native, Corporal Kyle Carpenter.
Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter launched himself in front of a live grenade to save a fellow Marine. Now the Navy is naming a ship after him.
President has often boasted about winning golf championships hosted at his club and displayed various awards and medals he’s ...
Rhode Island native John DeLeo served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and is one of the last living witnesses to the Japanese surrender.