NEW MARKET, Va. – Tuesday marks the 53rd anniversary of a plane crash in Roanoke County that claimed the life of one of the most decorated veterans of all time. Audie Murphy served in the Army during ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Texas, 76 men have been awarded the Medal of Honor for their courage above and beyond the call of duty since the inception of ...

Few people have awards named after them, so Audie Murphy, honored by the Spirit of America’s award given in his name, is one of an elite cadre. But then, he always was.

Calvin Anthony was a decorated U.S. Army sniper, having completed more than 30 missions in the Korean War before an injury sent him stateside. But for two weeks in 1953, Anthony, who was then ...