Military Honor

News and stories that spotlight U.S. military service, awards and decorations and military history.

Honor guardsmen assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), render honors during an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2020.

Agency identifies remains of Army corporal, Korean War POW

Sgt. Lawrence J. Robidoux served in B Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in November 1950 when he was reported missing.

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Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry A. Zich, killed during the Vietnam War, was accounted for Oct. 25, 2022, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Soldier killed during support mission in Vietnam War identified

Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry A. Zich will be buried in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Army Sgt. Gregory V. Knoll, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 3, 2023, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

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Remains of soldier killed in WWII identified

Army Sgt. Gregory V. Knoll was reported killed in action on Nov. 7, 1944.

Army Pfc. Harry J. Hartmann, Jr., who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for July 13, 2022, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Remains of soldier held captive in Korean War identified

Army Pfc. Harry J. Hartmann was reported missing in action on Nov. 2, 1950 during fighting near Unsan, North Korea.

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Army Tech Sgt. Matthew L. McKeon, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 12, 2023, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Remains of WWII soldier killed in Germany identified

Army Tech Sgt. Matthew L. McKeon will be buried in San Diego, California.

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Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) help conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort for a soldier killed during the Korean War in Section 55 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 5, 2019.

Remains of Korean War soldier, POW, identified

Army Cpl. Clark E. Worline was reported missing in action on Nov. 26, 1950.

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Possible remains of World War II soldiers await transport at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 23, 2021.

Remains of three American service members killed in WWII identified

The remains of two soldiers and an airman killed in World War II have been identified, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

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Remains of two soldiers killed in Korean War identified

Two soldiers who were killed during the Korean War have been accounted for, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green greets Pearl Harbor survivor, Jack Holder during a Pearl Harbor Remembrance ceremony on Dec. 7, 2022.

Pearl Harbor survivor Jack Holder dies in Arizona at age 101

Jack Holder, a Pearl Harbor survivor who went on become a decorated World War II flyer, has died in Arizona.

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101-year-old vet receives medal for being one of the 1st Black Marines

George J. Johnson was part of the group of the first Black men allowed to enlist in the Marine Corps.

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The Medal of Honor is seen around the neck of Medal of Honor recipient Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, June 25, 2019.

Black Vietnam-era Army officer to receive Medal of Honor

The honor will go to retired Army Col. Paris Davis nearly 60 years after Davis distinguished himself during the Vietnam War.

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U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA, conduct a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 9, 2019.

Korean war soldier reported missing in action identified

Army Cpl. Donald L. Dupont was reported missing in action while fighting the enemy near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, on Dec. 2, 1950.

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Composer Burt Bacharach performs in Milan, Italy on July 16, 2011.

Army veteran, legendary composer Burt Bacharach dies at 94

Composer Burt Bacharach was drafted into the Army in the late 1940s and was still on active duty during the Korean War.

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First Black female deep-sea diver reflects on her career

The Army’s first female deep-sea diver and the first Black female deep-sea diver in any branch of service recently reflected on her career.

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Meet the Army’s first full-time rappers

Rappers, there's now an Army job for you.

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Three distinguished colonels led the way for others

The U.S. Army War College graduates made strides in service.

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Defense Department officials say 23-year-old 1st Lt. Carl D. Nesbitt died when his plane was shot down in May 1944, during a huge bombing mission over Leipzig, Germany.

Remains of fighter pilot shot down in WWII identified

Defense Department officials say 1st Lt. Carl D. Nesbitt died when his plane was shot down during a bombing mission over Leipzig, Germany in May 1944.

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World War II veteran Joseph Eskenazi, who at 104 years and 11 months old is the oldest living veteran to survive the attack on Pearl Harbor, holds a photo of his younger self, at an event celebrating his upcoming 105th birthday at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.

Oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor marks 105th birthday

Joseph Eskenazi marked his upcoming 105th birthday at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

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Army Pfc. Thomas F. Green, 19, of Ramona, California, killed during the Vietnam War, was accounted for Aug. 23, 2022.

Remains of Vietnam War soldier killed in helicopter crash identified

Army Pfc. Thomas F. Green was the door gunner on a CH-47B Chinook helicopter that crashed over water while flying in October 1971.

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U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Harold Kretzer, 32, of Odin, Illinois, was killed during World War II and accounted for Aug. 23, 2022.

Remains of Army Air Forces airman killed in WWII identified

Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Harold Kretzer was killed in Romania during Operation Tidal Wave in August 1943.

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