The medal was first authorized in 1861 for Sailors and Marines, and the following year for Soldiers as well. Since then, more than 3,400 Medals of Honor have been awarded to members of all DoD ...

Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, so the day is called Anzac Day in recognition of the soldiers who fought ... will wear their medals and march behind banners to the local ...

Awarding an Anzac Medal to the player best exemplifying the ... It's just the luck of the draw." Jones saw soldiers killed while standing next to him, others succumb to their wounds or illness ...

This year, Utah’s Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars honored Utah’s five Medal of Honor holders: Mervyn Bennion (World ...

The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, honors more than 3,500 service members awarded the nation's highest military decoration.

Unlikely heroes can also emerge. Much is made of the 17-year old Mark McGough winning the ANZAC Day Medal in 2002, but what of Damian Cupido, who in his one and only ANZAC Day match kicked five goals ...

Port Adelaide and St Kilda will continue the ANZAC tradition by playing in their third consecutive ANZAC Round clash this Saturday night at AAMI Stadium. Since the epic Power/Saints 2004 preliminary ...

MELBOURNE and Richmond will honour a great of the game on ANZAC Day Eve, awarding the inaugural Frank ‘Checker’ Hughes medal. A tribute to the seven-time premiership player and coach, the medal will ...