After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...

When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December ...

They marched north to join the Fifth Army, which was slowly ... seven Black Americans to have their WWII Distinguished Service Cross upgraded to the Medal of Honor. He was the only one of them ...

A military medal awarded to a racing pigeon for his heroic wartime exploits is coming home to Furness after it was bought on behalf of the ...

A military medal which was awarded to a Cumbrian racing pigeon who assisted the Dutch Resistance during the Second World War has been sold at auction and will return to his local area.

A Carlisle family has said that they are 'surprised' after finding a German First World War medal in their garage.

New Hanover County will host a Black History Month event to recognize the all-black WWII Women’s Army Corps unit the 6888th ...

Las Cruces native James Flowers trained the Tuskegee Airmen, who flew combat missions in Europe that earned them medals and a ...

Organizers of the region’s biannual Chapel of Four Chaplains ceremonies, honoring four religious leaders who sacrificed their ...