Award recognizes individuals who have made lasting contributions to the U.S. while embodying the values of the American ...

This year’s honorees at the 2025 Patriot Awards Gala are the following: Patriot Award: Dr. Robert M. Gates Dr. Robert Gates served as the nation’s 22nd U.S. Secretary of Defense. He is honored for his ...

The only thing on U.S. Army Cpl. Hiroshi Miyamura's mind when he was facing certain death in Korea was his troops. Miyamura was a machine-gun squad leader with the U.S. Army's Company H, 2nd Battalion ...

As the nation honors the men and women who died while in service defending the United States this Memorial Day, The Daily Item is highlighting the six Valley veterans who received the Medal of Honor.

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of people lined Constitution Avenue, Northwest, on Monday for the 20th National Memorial ...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation to move control of the Marshals Service from the executive branch to the judicial branch amid President Trump's criticism of federal judges. Former U.S.

Medal of Honor convention to bring about 40 of the 61 living recipients of the nation's highest award for military valor for a week-long event in Birmingham.

Fourth-year student Sophie Tedesco has been awarded the University of Chicago’s highest undergraduate honor, the Hugo F.

DuVernay is the first director, writer and producer to earn the honor, which recognizes "lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals" ...

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society is a nonprofit organization ... Birmingham’s reputation as a top destination for national conventions.” Lashunda Scales enters Birmingham mayor ...