Denzel Washington reenacted the heroics of Sgt. William Carney in the movie "Glory." The Pentagon removed a story about him ...

Over a month into the hellish fight for control of Guadalcanal, then-Marine Lt. Col. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller ordered elements from the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines to conduct an exploratory mission ...

Lance Cpl. Milo Plank Jr.’s actions likely saved the life of a Marine who would receive the Medal of Honor for his heroics in the same battle. Marine Corps Times ...

The Medal of Honor is the highest military award. It is given to military members, often posthumously, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.