Lt. j.g. John Koelsch's most notable sortie ultimately cost him his life, but through his actions, the pilot he risked his life to save survived.

President Joe Biden on Friday posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to five minority soldiers from the Korean War who may have been denied the nation's highest decoration for valor by a 1950s ...

WASHINGTON — At a White House ceremony on Friday, January 3, 2024, President Joe Biden presented Medals of Honor to seven Soldiers who served in either the Korean War or the Vietnam War.

Biden didn’t seem to mind the moment but moved forward with presenting the Medal of Honor to five Korean War soldiers. “These are genuine to their core heroes. Heroes of different ranks ...

Medals of Honor, the nation’s highest award ... The delayed recognition, in the cases of some of the soldiers of color from the Korean War, could be due to racial discrimination at the time ...

But on Friday, he'll finally receive the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. Cavazos, who died in 2017, earned the award for actions during the Korean War in 1953, when the young ...

On June 16, 1952, McGee’s platoon leader and several Soldiers suffered wounds during an assault on Hill 528 near Tang-Wan-Ni, Korea ... Biden awarded McGee the Medal of Honor during a ceremony ...

Medals of Honor, the nation’s highest award for battlefield ... The delayed recognition, in the cases of some of the soldiers of color from the Korean War, could be due to racial discrimination at the ...

Lt. j.g. John Koelsch was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism as a rescue helicopter pilot during the Korean War. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) During the Korean War ...

Korean War Medal of Honor recipient Private Bruno R. Orig Private 1 st Class Kenneth David was serving as a radio telephone operator in central Vietnam enemy troops launched an intense surprise ...