Heroism - Page 18

October 12, 2020

Boy, 5, tries to fight off armed gunmen holding mom hostage at home

A five-year-old Indiana boy tried to fight back against several armed home invaders last month in an effort to defend his mother, police said. 

September 8, 2020

Great Dane Ralph credited with saving family of 4 as fire sweeps through north Shelby home

A dog has been credited with saving an Alabama family’s lives after his bark awakened them to a fire that was sweeping through their rental home early Tuesday morning.

May 14, 2020

Staff Sgt. Ron Shurer, Medal of Honor recipient who saved lives in Afghanistan, dead at 41 after cancer battle

Former Army Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer II, who received the Medal of Honor from President Trump in 2018 for his actions under enemy fire in Afghanistan a decade earlier, has died. He was 41.

March 31, 2020

Oregon high school football coach who disarmed gunman awarded special honor

The Oregon high school football coach who disarmed a gunman and prevented a possible school shooting before embracing the suspect will be honored for his actions. 

November 13, 2019

Army recruiters honored after California mall shooting for life-saving actions

Two Army recruiters were recognized last week for providing life-saving aid to two teenagers wounded during a shootout at a San Francisco-area mall over the summer.

November 1, 2019

Navy vet donates Gold Star families' stories of fallen service members to Library of Congress

Navy veteran Keith Sherman made a special delivery on Friday to the Library of Congress, where he donated more than 50 stories of Gold Star families that he spent the past year and a half documenting across the country.

November 1, 2019

West Point honors Army captain for actions in Afghanistan

Capt. Lindsay Gordon Heisler was recently recognized by her alma mater, West Point, for her bravery while deployed to Afghanistan in 2015 as an Apache pilot.

October 31, 2019

Medal of Honor recipients are inspiring students with lessons on patriotism, sacrifice

The Medal of Honor Character Development Program has taught students about courage, integrity, commitment, sacrifice, citizenship and patriotism.

October 30, 2019

President Trump presents Medal of Honor to Green Beret for 2008 Afghanistan heroics

President Trump awarded the highest military honor on Wednesday evening to an Army Green Beret who fought his way up a frozen mountain in Afghanistan to help rescue wounded comrades during a mission to kill or capture a terrorist leader.

October 30, 2019

War dog in Baghdadi raid, other military pooches are specially trained from birth to serve alongside troops

Amid a U.S. military operation shrouded in mystery, the brightest spotlight has shone on the K-9 injured in the mission to take out ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, with the very good boy emerging as the tail-wagging totem of a very good mission and earning praise from no less than President Trump.