Capt. John Ripley hung 500 pounds of explosives under a bridge, swinging hand over hand for hours, to stop a major offensive in Vietnam.

More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John Ripley will be awarded the Medal of Honor.

Maj. James Capers was wounded saving the lives of fellow Marines in Vietnam. Almost 60 years later, he may receive the nation’s highest honor.

The bill waived time restrictions to consider the Medal of Honor for retired Maj. James Capers Jr. The bill goes to President ...

James Capers Jr. led a small reconnaissance team through an ambush in Vietnam even though he had more than a dozen shrapnel and bullet wounds.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sgt. Dakota Meyer reenlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve after 15 years as a civilian. Meyer said he felt compelled to return ...

Marine Capt. John Ripley is poised to receive the Medal of Honor posthumously after the Senate approved special legislation.

Capt. Joshua C. Watson, left, student naval aviator, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal at the National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida, Feb. 28, 2025. (Lance Cpl. Joshua ...

Dakota Meyer, a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Afghanistan War but later became a sharp critic of the Biden administration over its chaotic withdrawal from that conflict, ...

Sgt. Dakota Meyer with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at a Pentagon ceremony Thursday. Lance Cpl. Abigail Hutcheson/ US Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Meyer, a Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient, ...