America's three-time Tour de France winner has received the Congressional Gold Medal, an honor on par with the Presidential ...

Joseph Drake, 100, of Hawley, is one of five surviving U.S. Army Rangers who served in World War II. He received a Congressional Gold Medal recently.

T he first and only American to win the "Tour De France," Greg Lemond, was awarded the top U.S. honor for his achievement.

Legendary cyclist Greg Lemond on Wednesday became the first cyclist and 10th athlete to be awarded the Congressional Gold ...

President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on Monday to retired medical Staff Sgt. Ronald Shurer for his actions in Afghanistan in 2008. By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Feb 29 ...

The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation gives its preeminent award to distinguished civilians who have displayed the same courage, selflessness, sacrifice and patriotism displayed by our ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation has hosted 2 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2011 Ceremony. The year with the highest average number of ...

The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest honor issued to US servicemen. Since the award began during the Civil War, just over 3,400 Medals of Honor have been awarded.

The Medal of Honor was established by an Act of Congress signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in December 1861. This ceremony in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes was held on National Medal of ...

Regarding F.H. Buckley’s “Depoliticize the Nation’s Highest Honor” (op-ed, June 21): The nation’s first and highest civilian honor is the Congressional Gold Medal, first awarded to ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C.-- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Medal of Honor and supporting Recipients of the Medal, has launched ...