Lt. j.g. John Koelsch's most notable sortie ultimately cost him his life, but through his actions, the pilot he risked his life to save survived.

A model presents a commemorative medal for the Year of the Snake in 2025, per the Chinese zodiac calendar, at the the Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation headquarters ...

President Joe Biden on Friday posthumously awarded the Medal ... the Korean War was the late Army Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, the first Hispanic four-star general whose Distinguished Service Cross ...

Gevriyi Bekdas, a 96-year-old Korean War veteran originally from Mardin, Türkiye, was honored with the Peace Medal for his service during the war at a special ceremony in Los Angeles, California. The ...

He forged a path through service in Korea ... nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. Cavazos, who died in 2017, earned the award for actions during the Korean War in 1953, when ...

j.g. John Koelsch was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor ... During the Korean War, Lt. j.g. John Koelsch, equipped with a promising new helicopter, dedicated his service to rescuing downed ...

Biden will award Medals of Honor decades after the ... Nakamura fought in World War II and was called back to duty for the Korean War, Takashima said. “He lost his life volunteering for an assignment, ...