Reporting from Camp Pendleton — At his brother’s funeral nearly six years ago, Ricardo Peralta made him a promise: He would join the Marine Corps and carry on in his example. On Friday ...

Rafael Peralta wrote a letter to his younger brother saying, “Be proud of me, bro, I’m going to make history.” Ricardo Peralta remembered the letter aloud Saturday in Maine during the ...

After a decade fighting authorities saying her son deserved the nation's highest honor - the Medal of Honor - Rafael Peralta's mother ... change of heart," said Ricardo Peralta.