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December 20, 2015

Afghanistan veteran awarded Medal of Honor for heroism during ambush

A former Army sergeant who risked his own life to save a fellow soldier during a 2007 ambush in Afghanistan was awarded the Medal of Honor on Tuesday at the White House, becoming only the seventh living recipient of the top military honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.

December 20, 2015

Special forces major faces revocation of Silver Star over killing allegation

An Army Special Forces major who was awarded a Silver Star for valor during a 2010 firefight in Afghanistan faces the revocation of his medal, a congressman disclosed on Thursday.

December 18, 2015

Not forgotten: Hundreds of strangers honor lonely WWII vet at wake

Hundreds of strangers paid tribute at a Kentucky funeral home to a 鈥渉umble鈥� survivor of World War II鈥檚 Normandy Invasion whose caregiver had worried that no one would come to his funeral.

December 12, 2015

American train attack heroes awarded France's highest honor

The three Americans who helped thwart a massacre on board a high-speed European train were awarded the Legion d'honneur (Legion of Honor), France's highest decoration, by the country's president Monday.

December 2, 2015

Israel to honor late US soldier who protected Jews at Nazi POW camp

The Nazi soldiers made their orders very clear: Jewish American prisoners of war were to be separated from their fellow brothers in arms and sent to an uncertain fate. But Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds would have none of that.聽

December 1, 2015

Walter D. Ehlers, one of last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipients, dies at 92

When Walter D. Ehlers was 23 years old, he charged through enemy fire to destroy two German machine gun nests, kill seven enemy soldiers, put a halt to a mortar barrage and carry a wounded buddy to safety 鈥� all after he had been shot in the side by a sniper.

December 1, 2015

'It's my son's birthday': Brave vet's plea brought no mercy from Oregon gunman

An Army veteran in his first week of classes at the Oregon community college where at least nine people were killed in a mass shooting Thursday was seriously wounded as he tried to prevent the gunman from entering a classroom, family members told multiple media outlets.

December 1, 2015

'Heart of a lion': Quadruple amputee Afghanistan vet prepares for arm transplant

Marine Sgt. John Peck is one of very few quadruple amputees to survive the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now he is preparing for his next mission: an experimental double-arm transplant that will give him, in part, his freedom back.

November 30, 2015

Man who shot Usama bin Laden speaks out in exclusive 91爆料 interview

In 鈥淭he Man Who Killed Usama bin Laden,鈥� a two-part special airing Tuesday and Wednesday, Robert O鈥橬eill details the mission to kill Usama bin Laden and how it was "just luck" he was the one to fire the fatal shot.

November 29, 2015

Restored WWII plane to return to Normandy for D-Day anniversary

The next time the American military transport plane known as Whiskey 7 drops its paratroopers over Normandy, France, it will be for a commemoration instead of an invasion.