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Astronaut Brings Ashes and Photos of 9/11 Victim to Space to Fulfill His Lifelong Dream of Orbiting For NASA
At age 6, Chad Keller already knew he wanted to be an astronaut, but his vision wasn’t sharp enough to pass the military requirements...
Lone Capitol Police Officer Lured Rioters Away From Senate Chambers: The Hero ‘Likely Saved Lives”
A U.S. Capitol Police officer is being hailed as a hero for cleverly steering a mob away from the Senate chambers during last week's...
Girl Scout Takes A Stand Against Stress
Even before the pandemic, Girl Scout Lucy Stimson knew there was a growing problem in her community. Stress was a huge part of her...
Boy Who Gave Soldier $20 He Found Wins High Honor (WATCH)
The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation presented a special award to a 10-year-old boy who inspired a nation with a selfless gift to a soldier.
Uncommon Valor: The Kyle Carpenter Story Continues to Inspire
25 year-old Kyle Carpenter should not be alive today after jumping toward a grenade to save another soldier on a rooftop in Afghanistan. But...
Veterans Replace Stolen Coins at War Hero’s Grave (w/ Video)
60 veterans stood as honor guard at a cemetery in the town of Gardiner, Washington during a ceremony to replace three special military coins...
True Hero of the Senate: A Tribute to Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
Every now and then, during this era of heated partisanship, an event emerges that brings both sides together in the U.S. Congress. When news...
‘Welcome Home’ Program Inspires U.S. Soldiers for Last Time
Every day in the past 8 years, more than 100 US soldiers passed through the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport on their way home for two...
US Delegation Remembers Holocaust Hero Wallenberg in Hungary
On a chilly day, a United States Congressional delegation and other officials laid a wreath at the Budapest monument to Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg,...
Woman’s Battle to Get Jewish Father, WW I Hero, his Medal May Finally Pay Off
It was bravery at the highest level: William Shemin defied German machine gun fire to sprint across a World War I battlefield and pull...
Obama Announces New Initiatives to Help Veterans Find Jobs
The overall U.S. unemployment rate ticked down last month and the economy added more than 350,000 private sector jobs over the past three months....
Japan Grateful to ‘Fukushima 50’ Heros Working to Keep Nuclear Disaster at Bay
Like white knights, dressed in their hazmat suits, a band of 180 men have volunteered to continue working in extreme conditions, to help keep...
Reflecting On Heroes Never Grows Old
As Independence Day nears for Americans, let's reminisce on one Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the "Hero of Gettysburg."
During the war between the states, this English...
Winning a Battle to Honor a Civil War Hero
Margaret Zerwekh, 90, of Delafield, Wis., has won her fight to have a Medal of Honor awarded to Lt. Alonzo Cushing, a hero of...
Tribute to a Pearl Harbor Hero, Dead at 100
John Finn, the oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, whose modest demeanor belied his legendary status as an American hero, died Thursday at age...
Gloria Estefan Buys Concert Tickets for Jobless
2,000 unemployed workers in Puerto Rico will be able to attend the Gloria Estefan concert and dance in the upper deck courtesy of...
Man Gives Quarter Million Homemade Wheelchairs to Needy Around the World
Don Schoendorfer creates makeshift wheelchairs for the disabled around the world. They cost him less than $49, but he has given away a quarter...
Heroes in School Shooting and Bridge Collapse Receive Prestigious Medals
Two years ago, a Nevada Middle School gym teacher confronted a student gunman who had already wounded others. With compassion and persuasion she convinced...
First Sioux Soldier Given Nation’s Highest Honor
It's taken nearly 60 years for Master Sergeant Woodrow Wilson Keeble to become the first Sioux-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor, the...