RAF LAKENHEATH, England — An Air Force officer who became the third woman to be awarded a Silver Star since World War II was among 30 service members recognized this week for battling a barrage of ...
A bill recently introduced in Congress would upgrade a Silver Star Medal to a Medal of Honor for a recon Marine who fought through severe injuries while under attack on a mission in the jungles of ...
Lt. Col. William “Skate” Parks, an Air Force F-16 commander who deliberately flew into one of the most heavily defended air-defense zones in the Middle East and dodged enemy missiles for 15 minutes ...
And with that, Ralph Printz’s Silver Star and other military decorations are now as close as they probably ever will be to the family of the man who earned them. Discovered in the bottom of a ...
U.S. Army Ranger Sgt. Martin A. Lugo Jr. led his squad through a fierce firefight with the Taliban in Logar province, Afghanistan, almost 18 months ago. His team killed 14 enemy fighters on Aug. 19, ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Silver Star Medal; five point silver ...
ROANOKE, Va. — Monica Bennett received a medal that belonged to a man she never knew, and she got goosebumps. She listened intently as Jim Warren described the Silver Star inscribed with the name of ...
Lt. Col. William "Skate" Parks, an Air Force F-16 commander who deliberately flew into one of the most heavily defended air-defense zones in the Middle East and dodged enemy missiles for 15 minutes ...