The ad, which lauded the life and bravery of retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr., was sponsored by a group that has backed ...

Any Sailor or Marine who received a personal decoration ... For more on medals and decorations, visit the Military.com Medals, Awards and Decorations section.

James Laughlin was one of 17,000 marines involved in D-Day, clearing mines on Gold Beach A 101-year-old former Royal Marine commando ... a Defence Medal and a War Medal. Mr Laughlin received ...

taking a bullet to save another Marine. For his actions that day, Austin was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the military’s highest award for valor. Born Jan. 15, 1948 in Nacogdoches ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Private First-Class Kadin Smith was recognized Tuesday with the Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal. The Franklin County native joined the Marines straight out of ...

John Basilone was killed in action during the battle of Iwo Jima and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism — making him the first and only enlisted Marine to receive the Medal of Honor ...

After retaking Outpost Bruce, Wiley’s platoon searched for Garcia, but found no sign of him. On Oct. 25, 1953, however, his ...

Royal Marine John Thompson after receiving the Conspicuous ... In 2003, he received a Mentioned in Despatches medal for exceptional gallantry after he rescued colleagues in his Delta Company ...