A recent decision of the Supreme Court, which overturned the Stolen Valor Act that made it a crime to lie about being a recipient of the Medal of Honor as well as other prestigious military decorations, has resulted in various reactions from Veterans, as well as military families. These reactions, which came out after the [...]

Medal of Honor recipient Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class David R. Ray was remembered by Naval Branch Health Clinic (NBHC) Everett in a ceremony held on February 15. Ray, the clinic’s namesake, would have turned 67 on February 14. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for courageous actions during the Vietnam War at [...]

He risked his life to save that of others, and was given the nation’s highest award for Valor — the Medal of Honor — for it. Now, however, Sgt. Dakota Meyer is in the midst of a different battlefield, as he fights off allegations that he is mentally unstable and has a drinking problem. BAE [...]

America’s bravest of the brave are coming together for the 2011 Congressional Medal of Honor Society Convention, marking the 150th anniversary of the award. This is the first time that such a gathering is being held. More than 50 Medal of Honor recipients and their families will convene in Louisville, Kentucky, for the convention, which [...]

As former Marine Dakota Meyer received the Medal of Honor on Thursday, the journey to recognition of yet another warrior who fought in the same battle and worked with then-Cpl. Meyer is ongoing. Former Army Capt. Will Swenson has been recommended for the Medal of Honor for courage and heroism displayed on September 8, 2009, [...]

We have written about a number of Medal of Honor recipients, but we will never cease being in awe of these courageous individuals who go the extra mile in the service of their country. What we noticed all these years, though, is that it is the true heroes who would rather not celebrate the courage [...]