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Sgt. La David Johnson is credited with displaying gallantry in action and killing several enemy fighters.

The award is designated for troops who "encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent hostile action."

Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright's family accepted the nation's third-highest award for valor at a ceremony in Santa Claus, Georgia.

The Army recently awarded Sgt. 1st Class Jeremiah Johnson with a posthumous Bronze Star with Valor device.

National Purple Heart Day was marked by the return of seven Purple Hearts earned by WWII and Vietnam veterans.

Gilday demonstrated "superb tactical competence" and "untiring devotion to duty," his Navy Commendation Medal states.

The Coastie in the dramatic video performed a "tremendous feat of bravery," said the service's top senior enlisted member.

On Tuesday afternoon, Trump took to Twitter, calling the medal awards "ridiculous" and demanding that they be rescinded.

Tech. Sgt. Michael Perolio received the third-highest award for valor in combat during a ceremony Thursday.

Fifty USS McCain sailors were recognized for bravery and damage-control efforts two years after the destroyer's collision.

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Sgt. Francis Frazier was cleared of hazing allegations but got a non-punitive letter of caution for poor leadership.

Capt. Tranay Lashawn Tanner, 29, was transported to the Eglin Hospital last week with health complications.

Authorities arrested 14 defendants Thursday, mostly in the Los Angeles area.

Despite the growing number of edibles, oils and tinctures containing cannabidiol, this substance remains off limits.

Master Sgts. Luis F. Deleon-Figueroa, 31, and Jose J. Gonzalez, 35, died in combat in Faryab province, Afghanistan.