The Medal of Honor is the highest military award. It is given to military members, often posthumously, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.

“Section R” was crammed with the details and history of those who have displayed enough “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of ...

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Staff Sergeant Travis W. Atkins distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity ...

Army Pfc. Leonard M. Kravitz, the namesake and uncle of musician Lenny Kravitz, will receive a posthumous Medal of Honor on Tuesday. US Army Today President Obama confers our highest award for ...

The language of the Medal of Honor’s citation is interesting: “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.” Intrepidity is a word we ...

Four U.S. Army veterans were awarded the Medal of Honor Tuesday for their "acts of gallantry and intrepidity" during the Vietnam War half a century ago -- after their cases got a fresh review.

It has forced prospective politicians into some extraordinary feats of intrepidity. Nigel Scullion, now a Cabinet minister, was alerted only days before the close of nominations for the Senate in ...

embarking on a nine-day survival story that transfixed the nation and inspired generations with its themes of self-reliance and intrepidity, died Oct. 10 at a hospital in Bangor, Maine.

However, Monti refused. Then, in 2006, he deployed to Afghanistan. “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of ...