EXCLUSIVE: A new, bipartisan, bicameral bill would boost pensions for Medal of Honor recipients six-fold. The legislation, reintroduced by Texas Republicans Rep. Troy Nehls and Sen. Ted Cruz and ...

On July 12, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the authorization of the Medal of Honor. At the time, it was the only U.S. military decoration. As a result, a total of 1,527 medals ...