Awards

"It was a great time to be an artilleryman in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment," the unit's command sergeant major said.

The decision they made to head to Ireland to save the sailor's life got the Air Force's attention.

Badly outnumbered, Staff Sgt. David Bellavia took on insurgents first with an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and then a knife.

Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis sacrificed his life to save a Polish Army officer from a suicide bomber in Afghanistan in 2013.

The award is an upgrade from Bellavia's previously awarded Silver Star and honors his exceptional bravery.

The event masks a dispute over where and when to memorialize all those who have earned the nation's highest award for valor.

The medal honors their heroism in service and sacrifice in the face of discrimination

When a hero’s Navy Cross citation plaque was removed from a lounge his family helped fund, Marines sprang into action.

The cutter Tampa was sunk by a U-boat torpedo in 1918, killing all 131 aboard.

Other measures would strengthen women's health care and protect veterans from substandard health services.