Heroic Huey pilot to receive Medal of Honor five decades later

The details of the heroism that will see Charles Kettles awarded the Medal of Honor at the White House come back clearly and quickly even five decades later. The White House announced Tuesday afternoon that Kettles would receive the award from President Obama on July 18. Kettles, 86, recalls the events of May 15, 1967: flying his […]

Destroyer named for Medal of Honor SEAL christened Saturday

The Navy will christen its next Zumwalt-class destroyer Saturday, whose name  honors the fallen Navy SEAL who leaped on a grenade to save his teammates. The destroyer Michael Monsoor will be christened at Bath Iron Works, Maine. Sally Monsoor, Michael’s mother, is the ship’s sponsor and will break a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow, according to […]

Possible Medal of Honor for Green Beret Under Review

In 2014 Sergeant First Class Earl Plumlee, a former Reconnaissance Marine turned-Army Special Forces soldier with the 1st Special Forces Group was decorated with the Silver Star for his actions in Afghanistan when a dozen Taliban insurgents launched an attack on FOB Ghazni.

Medal of Honor recipient shares experience and advice

“That day was supposed to be just a simple day,” said retired Capt. Florent Groberg, Medal of Honor recipient, referring to the day his world changed after a suicide bomber attacked his patrol escort in Afghanistan. Groberg was at Fort Benning, April 25, to be inducted into the Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame. While […]

Santiago Erevia, former Army sergeant once denied Medal of Honor, dies at 69

Santiago Erevia, a Vietnam veteran who had been denied the nation’s highest military honor for 45 years because he was Hispanic, died in San Antonio on Tuesday. He was 69. The New York Times reported that Erevia, who single-handedly destroyed four enemy bunkers during a search and clear mission near Tam Ky, South Vietnam on May 21, 1969, died […]

Special Forces Medal Of Honor Legend Shares Life Lessons (Part 1)

National Congressional Medal of Honor Day on Friday, March 25, is a special memorial day when recipients of the Medal of Honor gather each year at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate their fallen brethren. Among those warriors who have received our nation’s highest award for valor in combat is […]