Roger Donlon, the first American to receive a Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War, died Thursday in Leavenworth, Kansas, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.He was 89.

Roger H.C. Donlon was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B. Johnson in a White House ceremony on Dec. 5, 1964. He was the first of 268 Medal of Honor recipients of the Vietnam War.

But Davis never received his Medal of Honor — his file vanished in Vietnam, nearly 56 years ago in 1965. That year, Washington saw anti-war protests rage. Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama ...

Now, 55 years after that harrowing evening in Vietnam, Taylor received the Medal of Honor – the nation’s highest military award – from President Joe Biden at the White House on Tuesday for ...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden presented Larry Taylor, a Vietnam War Army helicopter pilot, with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House Sept. 5, 2023.

A former Green Beret who was one of the first black officers to helm a Special Forces team received the nation’s highest military honor Friday — nearly 60 years after his movie-worthy Vietnam ...

Eleven of the 50 living recipients of the Medal of Honor, from the Vietnam War, paid their respects Memorial Day to the service men and women, whose names are etched into 247 feet of polished ...

President Joe Biden awards Vietnam War veteran, Retired US Army Colonel Paris Davis, with the Medal of Honor at the White House in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2023.

James McCloughan, a 71-year-old from South Haven, Michigan, received the Medal of Honor for actions in combat. McCloughan's recognition, which took place at a White House ceremony, marked Trump's ...

The White House has awarded the nation's top honor for bravery to retired Army Capt. Gary "Mike" Rose, a medic who was credited for saving dozens of soldiers' lives during the Vietnam War.

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor on Tuesday, honoring the Army pilot who risked his life during the Vietnam War by flying into heavy enemy fire to ...

President Biden called Ret. U.S. Army Col. Paris Davis, who was nominated in 1965 for the Medal of Honor, to inform him that he will receive the award for his remarkable heroism during the Vietnam ...