Years after the war, his actions in the assault would be recognized with the Medal of Honor, making Carney the first Black American soldier to earn the nation’s highest award for valor.

In doing so, he becomes one of only two current service members who have been recognized with the nation’s highest award for valor in combat, the Medal of Honor. Meyer, wearing his dress blues ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dakota Meyer, a Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Afghanistan War but later became a sharp critic of the Biden administration over its chaotic ...