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The United States Space Force (USSF) is the United States Armed Forces' space force and is the newest military branch. Originally established in 2019, it traces its history through Air Force Space Command and the Western Development Division to 1954. The United States Space Force is the principal space service, responsible for space warfare ...
The eight uniformed services are defined by 10 U.S.C. § 101 (a) (5) : The term "uniformed services" means—. (A) the armed forces; (B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and. (C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. The six uniformed services that make up the armed forces of the ...
A. United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipients (1 C, 19 P) United States Army Medal of Honor recipients (1 C, 2,030 P, 11 F) United States Army Air Forces Medal of Honor recipients (38 P)
After World War II, The Korean Service Medal was the first inter-service non-decoration award which was awarded by all five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces; in 1947, the United States Air Force had been established as a separate branch of service. Since 1956, and 2010, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and Silver Star Medal may also be awarded ...
Purple Heart (2) Cross of Gallantry (Vietnam) Gary Burnell Beikirch (August 29, 1947 – December 26, 2021) was a United States Army soldier who received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Vietnam War. A combat medic, Beikirch was awarded the medal for exposing himself to intense fire ...
The memorial's objective is to honor the service and sacrifice of the Augusta and Central Savannah River Area's (CSRA) U.S. military service members who served in Vietnam. The memorial was placed in support of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War (2012-2025), as declared by the U.S. Congress (Public Law 110–181, Section 598) and the ...
Korean War. Vietnam War. Awards. Medal of Honor. David Herbert McNerney (June 2, 1931 – October 10, 2010) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor —for his actions in the Vietnam War. A native of Massachusetts who moved to Houston, Texas, as a child, McNerney ...
Nancy Brady. Brady (left) and fellow Medal of Honor recipient Gary Wetzel (right) during a ceremony to name streets in their honor at Fort Rucker, Alabama, in 2007. Patrick Henry Brady (born October 1, 1936), is a retired United States Army major general. While serving as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, he received the Medal of Honor ...