Washington — Members of the Ghost Army, a top-secret military unit credited with saving thousands of Americans during World War II using distraction techniques, received Congressional Gold Medals on ...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (CONGRESSMAN DERRICK VAN ORDEN PRESS RELEASE) - Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) announced the securement of five military medals for Mr. Neil Korn of Chippewa Falls, ...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - Nearly 80 years after he served in World War II, one Chippewa Falls man is being recognized for his time in the army. At 102 years old, Neil Korn, a World War II veteran, ...

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“We didn’t do it for recognition. We did it out of duty to one another and to our country.” Those are the humble words of Pfc. John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from World War II ...

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (WLS) -- A north suburban World War II veteran will soon receive a long-awaited honor at the nation's capitol. Bernie Bluestein said when he signed up for a special World War II ...

Senator Jack Reed presented the family of WWII veteran Ferdinand "Bull" Viveiros with his earned military honors. Born in Bristol, R.I., Viveiros served in the U.S. Navy, participating in the D-Day ...

The reverse side of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded posthumously Wednesday to World War II Navy veteran and Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Larry Doby depicts the moment in a sweaty World ...

Congress this week will bestow its highest civilian honor – the Congressional Gold Medal – on men who have been called combat con artists. They’re the soldiers of a long-secret unit known as the ...

Some 1,100 World War II soldiers who served in the so-called "Ghost Army" received long overdue recognition at the U.S. Capitol. During the war, they belonged to units that specialized in trickery to ...

In October 1944, Beauford Anderson dodged enemy fire as he raced 50 yards to rescue two service members in the Philippines.

A local veteran marked a milestone birthday with a celebration at the Western North Carolina State Veterans Home in Black ...