The first Americans awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest U.S. valor award for combat, were two nurses in World War I.

The Medals will be upgrades of Distinguished Service Crosses both previously received. In the spring of 1970, David was sent to South Vietnam’s A Shau Valley along with 17 other soldiers from ...

a Bronze Star and the Air Medal with a Fifth Oak Leaf Cluster. Some 260 Medals of Honor have been awarded tied to service in Vietnam. Nelson's case was especially burdensome to document given that ...

Bronze Star, and Purple Heart for his service. He was also awarded a National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam National Order Medal ...

the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Marksman Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge and a Bronze Star. Tyler McAlpine, veteran constituent advocate for ...

Hugh Nelson Jr., to go to Vietnam ... Phillips received the Silver Star for his actions. David received the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroics that day. He spent five months in ...

Although minor in size, the battle at Firebase Maureen was nonetheless major in ferocity — enough to produce two Medal of ...

He forged a path through service in Korea and Vietnam to become the first Hispanic four-star general ... the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. Cavazos, who died in 2017 ...

He forged a path through service in Korea and Vietnam to become the first Hispanic four-star general ... the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. Cavazos, who died in 2017 ...