James "Jimmy" Twedt, a 17-year-old from Roland, Iowa, was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Twedt, a Navy corpsman, was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The United States Marine Corps has a long tradition of excellence in the line of duty and recently, one Marine was recognized for his actions. From a young age, Daniel “Duke” ...

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz thanks Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer during the naming of the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Quentin Walsh (DDG 132) June 6 ...

Arlington’s recent commemoration of World War II hero Doris “Dorie” Miller came with a homework assignment. Miller, from whom one of Arlington’s American Legion posts takes name, was awarded the Navy ...

CLEVES, Ohio – Daniel Leroy “Duke” Heller spent 13 months and eight days in Vietnam as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. On Wednesday – 55 years, six months and 15 days after what he called his most ...

A warship named in honor of a legendary Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient was delivered to the Navy this week. The USS John Basilone, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, has been transferred to a ...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. | Two Marines killed in an insider attack in Afghanistan were set to be posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the military's second highest honor. Capt. Matthew Manoukian and ...

The decision to have the seventh Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the late Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi continues to be controversial. The same certainly can’t be said of ...

Cpt. Merle Gorder, left, was a decorated WWII Navy pilot who earned the Navy Cross for his heroics in the South Pacific. He grew up in Fargo. Recently, Dale Owens stumbled upon a life jacket headed ...

The first Americans to earn the Distinguished Service Cross were not combat soldiers but two women serving as nurses with the British Army before the U.S. entered World War I. On Aug. 17, 1917, Nurses ...