Citations for two Navy Crosses and more than 100 Silver Star medals awarded secretly to Navy SEALs and a Marine for “extraordinary heroism” in the last 15 years reflect the fierce battles that ...

Retired Rear Adm. Thomas Richards is presented the Silver Star Medal — for gallantry in action Jan. 30, 1971, while deployed to Vietnam — by Rear Adm. Keith Davids, commander of Naval Special ...

The Silver Star Medal, the third highest military decoration for valor, has only been awarded to 40 Marines for actions in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Daniel W. Ridgeway, ...

Citations for two Navy Crosses and more than 100 Silver Star medals awarded privately to Navy SEALs and a Marine for “extraordinary heroism” and “conspicuous gallantry” since the Sept.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin D. Baskin, a special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman assigned to 3rd Marine Special Operations Battalion, received the Silver Star Medal for valor in combat.

The U.S. Navy awarded the Silver Star Medal to a sailor credited with bravely protecting his unit’s lives during a 10-hour fight with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

The bill was inspired by retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams, a legendary aviator who got into the longest dogfight in U.S.

It was later replaced by the Silver Star Medal in 1932, with the citation star placed within a larger bronze star, which represents military service. The laurel wreath encircling the center ...

SAN DIEGO - The Navy has revoked the Silver Star Medal from a top Navy official in the Clinton administration who is now serving time for child pornography, officials confirmed Thursday. The Navy ...

SAN DIEGO – The Navy has revoked the Silver Star Medal from a top Navy official in the Clinton administration who is now serving time for child pornography. The Navy stripped Wade R. Sanders of ...

One year of World War II put enough American fighters into action to earn for them more than 3.838 medals.* Army heroes won 2,298; the Navy's, 1,388 ... Silver Star. Army, 661; Navy, 117; Marines ...

This is particularly true if a person is being written up for the highest awards—the Silver Star, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, or Medal of Honor.