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Osprey pilot, flight engineer to earn posthumous awards for 2010 crash
Two airmen will posthumously receive the Distinguished Flying Cross nearly 14 years after the CV-22 Osprey they were flying crashed in Afghanistan.
Sailor earns heroism award for actions during LGBTQ nightclub shooting
Five people were killed and another 18 were injured at the Club Q nightclub shooting on Nov. 19, 2022.
By Diana Stancy
Air Force begins redesign of glitchy ‘myDecs’ award-nomination portal
“I’d call it a piece of s***, but manure has value,” one Redditor said of myDecorations.
Marine vet stole $344K in benefits, lied about brain injury, feds say
Paperwork Paul John “PJ” Herbert provided for an event didn’t mention a Bronze Star or a Combat Action Ribbon, both of which he wore on his dress uniform.
This daring Vietnam rescue finally results in Medal of Honor award
The half-hour mission drained all their ammo and nearly their fuel in one of the most daring rescues of the Vietnam War.
By Todd South
Man who pretended to be Marine while in prison sentenced to 3 years
After leaving prison, Jakobie Scott Timblin wore dress blues with a Purple Heart in front of his romantic partner's family as part of the scam, police say.
He wasn’t actually a Marine. He was a scammer in prison, police say
He reportedly even brought along his supposed dress blues, complete with a Purple Heart, on a trip to the alleged victim’s family cabin.
Lockheed unit loses protest of Army tiltrotor award to Textron’s Bell
The Government Accountability Office rejected Sikorsky's protest of the Army's decision to choose Bell to build its Future Long Range Assault Aircraft.
By Jen Judson
Woman who faked being cancer-stricken Marine gets 6 years in prison
A woman received a nearly six-year federal prison sentence for using stolen information to pose as a sick Marine and commit a “massive fraud scheme."
A man, a medal and what it takes to lead
Nearly six decades later, an upgrade to the Medal of Honor for this brave officer.
By Todd South
Black Vietnam vet at last getting his due: Medal of Honor
The then-Capt. Paris Davis was recommended for the high honor at the time but lost paperwork and other factors led instead to a Silver Star Medal.
By Darlene Superville