“We didn’t do it for recognition. We did it out of duty to one another and to our country.” Those are the humble words of Pfc. John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from World War II ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – On Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson presented the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the Army Rangers Veterans of World War II in recognition of their dedicated and ...

Joseph J. Drake, a 100-year-old Hawley native and one of only five surviving WWII Army Rangers, was honored on June 25 in Washington, DC, with the Congressional Gold Medal for distinguished Army ...

A graduate of Summerville High School, who is now a veteran combat Ranger medic with five deployments in Afghanistan, was awarded the Soldier’s Medal, the Army’s highest award for valor and bravery in ...

World War II Ranger, Pfc. John Wardell was among several WWII Army Rangers honored with Congressional Gold Medals during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A Joint Base Lewis-McChord Army Ranger has been honored with the U.S. military’s highest award for non-combat valor, the Soldier's Medal, nearly one year after saving a man who ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 7, 2025) — It's not every day that quiet dedication earns a public round of applause. But May 5 was that day for six park rangers within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

America’s first true Special Forces units were key to the success of D-Day. America’s first true Special Forces units, specially selected and trained with the help of British commandos. A select few ...