Recent Medal of Honor Recipients In honor of the Army's birthday, we've collected stories about a few of the most recent Medal of Honor recipients.
2nd Lt. Vernon Baker In accepting his Medal of Honor, Vernon Baker said: "As I look out, I don't see color. I see America. America, I love you."
The ‘Javelin Aces’ Who Laid Waste To An Iraqi Armored Unit When a group of Green Berets found themselves outnumbered 30 to 1, they held their ground, and then some.
Colonel Francis Channing Barlow At 28, Col. Francis Channing Barlow was a slight, boyish figure who wore a checked lumberjack shirt under his unbuttoned...
Leaders Challenge Soldiers: 'Earn Your Cake' The Army hopes its Soldiers enjoy their birthday cake this week -- but also work off the calories.
Col. Charles Beckwith Like the images of American eagles he collected, Col. Charles A. Beckwith often stood proud and alone.
Capt. John Morrison Birch Both in Chungking proper and in the interior, Birch used his language skills and analytical talents to draw up a network for...
Lt. Col. Florence Aby Blanchfield Blanchfield, attended nursing school in Pittsburgh, Pa., and nursed in the Panama Canal Zone and for U.S. Steel before...
History of U.S. Army Weapons The roots of our modern military armaments began in the late 18th century and started a legacy of hardware excellence.
History of the U.S. Army Flag The Army flag was dedicated and unfurled to the general public on 14 June 1956 at Independence Hall, Philadelphia.