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BYJessica Evans

Jun 9, 2023

Sergeant First Class Christopher Celiz: Medal of Honor recipient

Sergeant First Class Christopher A. Celiz was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on December 16, 2021.

BYJessica Evans

Jun 9, 2023

BYJessica Evans

May 29, 2023

MoH Monday: SSgt David Bellavia

The prestigious Medal of Honor was awarded to David Bellavia, a retired Staff Sergeant of the United States Army, in 2019.

BYJessica Evans

May 29, 2023

BYJessica Evans

Apr 24, 2023

MoH Monday: Major William Edward Adams

Major William Edward Adams was a member of the United States Army. He is a posthumous recipient of the military’s prestigious Medal of Honor. Major Adams earned his medal through…

BYJessica Evans

Apr 24, 2023

BYJessica Evans

Apr 13, 2023

Today in history: The ‘Ice Cream Spy’ dies a mysterious death

Hugh Francis Redmond might not be a household name, but his courage, resilience and loyalty make him an unsung hero – and not just in the world of espionage. As…

BYJessica Evans

Apr 13, 2023

BYBlake Stilwell

Sep 24, 2022

This Crow GI became the last Indian War Chief during World War II

Few American veterans will ever officially earn both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the title of Crow War Chief. Joe Medicine Crow might be the only one. His other awards include the Bronze Star and the French Légion d’Honneur. Ho…

BYBlake Stilwell

Sep 24, 2022

BYStephen Carlson

Sep 3, 2022

This unit received 21 Medals of Honor and 4,000 Bronze Stars while dealing with America’s mistrust

After Pearl Harbor, Hawaii did not see widespread internment, unlike the mainland where there was a great deal of distrust towards Japanese residents in the face of possible invasion from Imperial Japan. The local Japanese population was too key to …

BYStephen Carlson

Sep 3, 2022

BYJessica Evans

Aug 26, 2022

She was the first woman to receive both Purple Heart and Bronze Star

Lt. Col. Cordelia “Betty” Cook was the first woman to earn both the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. In an era when women were still protesting to earn the right to vote, Lt. Col. Cook rose through the military ranks to become one of the m…

BYJessica Evans

Aug 26, 2022

BYMiguel Ortiz

May 13, 2022

This sailor earned a Bronze Star for leading a clandestine team that rescued 961 people in Afghanistan

Kristen Trindle works in the office of Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) as his deputy national security adviser. She began working for the senator as an intern six years ago. Trindle…

BYMiguel Ortiz

May 13, 2022

BYUnited States Army

Apr 29, 2020

WWII ‘Hero of Cologne’ receives medal during surprise ceremony

One of the most celebrated World War II tank gunners received the bronze star during a surprise award ceremony 74-years in the making. Clarence Smoyer, 96-year-old former 3rd Armored Division tank gunner, never bragged about the five tanks he …

BYUnited States Army

Apr 29, 2020

BYUnited States Air Force

Apr 29, 2020

Airman awarded Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in Afghanistan

Major Aaron Darty, 100th Maintenance Squadron operations officer, was presented the Bronze Star Medal at RAF Mildenhall, England, July 1, 2019, for his meritorious achievement while at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Since Dec. 6, 1941, men an…

BYUnited States Air Force

Apr 29, 2020

BYMilitary.com

Sep 12, 2019

A green-on-blue attack in Afghanistan killed an Army infantryman

A soldier killed in an apparent insider attack on July 7, 2018, was part of one of the newly created security force assistance brigades tasked with advising Afghan troops. Cpl. Joseph Maciel, 20, of South Gate, California, was killed in Tarin …

BYMilitary.com

Sep 12, 2019