More than 24,000 people have signed the Change.org petition requesting that the museum add Chapman’s story to approximately ...

(WBRC) - Altamont School student Ethan Hill is one of only five individuals and one organization to earn the 2024 Citizen Honors Award presented by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

Veteran Army Pvt. William H. Harris, who voluntarily brought water to the wounded under fire during the American Indian Wars, ...

The latter title is typically connected only with the organization—the Congressional Medal of Honor Society—that represents those who have earned the medal. There are also three medals for the ...

AN ACT Authorizing the President of the United States to award posthumously in the name of Congress a Medal of Honor to William Mitchell. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ...

Cheshire council members recently heard pleas for would-be namesakes for the school. All have earned residents' respect over ...

Wildlands firefighters, a 1980 ice hockey team, and various other worthies overlooked for congressional gold medal honor in the 118th Congress have a new chance with reintroduced legislation.

The medal is Congress’ most prestigious civilian honor. “Frank Sinatra is perhaps the greatest singer of popular American music of this century,” said Rep. Michael Castle, R-Del. Rep. Jose Serrano, ...

A Jan. 4 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows an apparent screenshot answering a question about the country’s highest civilian honor. “Can a president rescind the medal of freedom ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is bestowing the second highest civilian medal on Liz Cheney and Bennie Thompson — the lawmakers who led the congressional ... Biden will honor four people ...

The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest medal for valor in combat that can be awarded to members of the armed forces. The medal was first authorized in 1861 for Sailors and Marines, and the ...