WYOMING, Mich. — A war medal is a literal badge of honor given to some of the strongest men and women who serve this country.

RAF pilot Ernest Mayne fought in both World Wars. His bravery, including his efforts at Dunkirk, were honoured with service ...

Waverly B. Woodson Jr. was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for treating 200 troops under enemy fire on D ...

The BBC staple welcomed the granddaughter and son of WWII Flight Lieutenant ... what each of the soldier's medals were ...

Waverly B. Woodson Jr., a Black World War II combat medic, received the Distinguished Service Cross decades after his death.

The family of a man who was posthumously honoured for saving lives during World War Two are looking for a new home for his rare bravery medal. Arturo Fanconi, better known as Arthur, was killed in ...

and the Prisoner of War medal. Knox was taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese military and endured captivity until his death in 1944.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) When World War II began ...

Family and supporters of a Black combat medic who treated 200 troops on D-Day under intense enemy fire are gathering to honor ...

Waverly B. Woodson Jr. treated 200 men during D-Day — all while he was injured. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) hosted the posthumous ceremony Tuesday.

Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under heavy German fire — all ...

Chris Prosser, left, presents Joann Woodson with her late husband's Combat Medic Badge ... during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under heavy German fire — all ...

Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under heavy German fire — all ...