Silver Star

58 will receive the Silver Star, and two will receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Staff Sgt. James F. Moriarty was "directly responsible for the survival of another Green Beret."

"That is heroism. That is what today is about.”

It has been 15 years to the day since Alwyn Cashe risked everything to save his teammates as their Bradley Fighting Vehicle burned during an ambush in Daliaya, Iraq.

One step closer.

"The truth is that I never killed anybody with an entrenching tool."

There’s a famous Marine Corps story from the Vietnam War, where a Marine got a confirmed kill with a small collapsible shovel, called an entrenching tool, or E-tool. Here's what really happened.

A group of Green Berets have received valor awards for their heroic actions during a grueling eight-hour firefighter against Taliban forces in Afghanistan in August 2019

Air Force Master Sgt. John E. Grimesey of Carthage will receive the Silver Star, the third highest medal presented by the Department of Defense, for his actions during a 2013 mission in Afghanistan

A Marine Raider who assaulted a bunker and recovered a wounded Afghan soldier during a four-hour firefight in Afghanistan last year was one of several special operations Marines recognized for valor when he was awarded the Silver Star last week

This summer, Pfc. Andrew Cashe will graduate infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia, and follow in the footsteps of his father, Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe.

An Imperial Beach-based chief explosive ordinance disposal technician was awarded the Silver Star Medal during a ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma Thursday

"The valor we are recognizing today happened at the most tactical level – face to face fighting, close quarters combat, hand grenade range"

Gregg Ramsdell, 61, faces up to six years in prison and a $500,000 fine for stolen valor and making false statements after claiming he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after a deployment in Afghanistan that earned him a Purple Heart and Silver Star

On Friday, Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the Oct. 14, 2018 ambush in Afghanistan.

A U.S. Air Force combat controller will receive the nation's third highest award for valor this week for playing an essential role in two intense firefight missions against the Taliban in Afghanistan last year

Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command called him an "example of the embodiment of the American Airman."

"This is a win for the Army. This is a win for the 101st Airborne Division."

In addition to showing how the four fallen soldiers fought to the end, the award citations also describe other service members' bravery that has remained a secret – until now.

He is one of two soldiers that were killed that day, and posthumously awarded the Silver Star.

Staff Sgt. Dustin M. Wright and Sgt. La David T. Johnson have both been awarded the Silver Star, a defense official said. Staff Sgt. Bryan C. Black and Sgt. 1st Class Jeremiah W. Johnson have both received the Bronze Star with "V" device.

"I'll continue to serve until the Army tells me I can't serve."

A Marine special operator received the nation's third-highest valor award after his heroism in Iraq during the bloody fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State saved his comrades' lives.

His actions let his soldiers inflict "severe punishment on a numerically superior enemy force."

A retired officer whose leadership helped save soldiers and Marines pinned down by North Vietnamese fighters in 1967 received the third-highest award for valor on Friday for his heroism more than five decades ago