Medal of Honor

A California lawmaker recently introduced legislation to upgrade an award for a Vietnam-era airman to the Medal of Honor.

Officials are preparing to roll out a policy designed to ensure acts of heroism receive the full recognition they deserve.

After a three-year review of medals for heroism in conflicts following 9/11, the Pentagon has upgraded 57 awards for valor .

"Your father's courage and sacrifice will live for all time."

"He had that split second to make that decision ... to sacrifice himself so that we could all live."

An infantryman who gave his life to shield other troops from an insurgent with a bomb will receive the Medal of Honor.

Legislation ordering a state funeral for the last Medal of Honor recipient from WWII gained momentum Monday.

The destroyer is named for a Navy SEAL posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Iraq.

He received the military's highest award for gallantry and heroism for his actions rescuing three men in Vietnam.

Sgt. York fought on what may have seemed to him like home turf.