A hero’s honor: Salinas Valley woman accepts Congressional Gold Medal for grandfather killed in WWII
At a San Francisco ceremony, Millie Cervantes will accept the Congressional Gold Medal for her grandfather, who died in ...
Heroes of Vietnam's medical missions: Dustoff crews honored with Congressional Medal
Dustoff crews did it every day, over and over again," said Major General Patrick Brady. Earlier this month, a group of ...
Mooresville teen awarded Congressional Gold Medal for library STEM program that reached 14 countries
A Mooresville teen was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal last month for her volunteer work with a STEM library program ...
‘Hello Girls’: The female telephone operators who helped win WWI
Campaign is on to have Congressional Gold Medal awarded the "Hello Girls" the Army's female telephone operators who helped win WWI.
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Gold medal sought posthumously for Texas Marine
A Texas Marine killed in the line of duty in Iran 20 years ago is the subject of legislation calling for the award of a ...
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Vietnam War era dustoff crews honored with Congressional Gold Medal in Texas
Dustoff: The nickname given to pilots and crew members on medical helicopters. Men, and machines that in the Vietnam War, ...
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The mission was aiding and delivering wounded to hospitals within the 'golden hour'
An Ashland resident who was a combat medic and did two tours in Vietnam as a Dustoff Medic, received a Congressional Gold ...
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Vietnam Dustoff crews finally receive Congressional Gold Medal
On Sept. 26, 2024, the Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act became law. President Joe Biden signed ...
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Isaac Stricker earned Eagle Scout — and then set his eyes on the Congressional Gold Medal
By Trisha Scheyer NKyTribune reporter Isaac Stricker is a young man who sets goals. He came to that realization when he was ...
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RC woman earns Congressional Gold Medal
South Dakota’s Representative Dusty Johnson presented a Congressional Gold Medal Award to Grace Belcher on Tuesday in his ...
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‘Moments of sheer terror’
War is hell, it’s often said, and soldiers who get hurt or killed in action are rightly honored for their courage and ...
Vietnam War’s ‘Dustoff’ crews to receive highest civilian honor
On September 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed legislation awarding Dustoff crew members the highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, for their “extraordinary heroism and lifesaving ...