There is bravery in the face of long odds, and then there is retired Sgt. John Peck of the United States Marine Corps. Two tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan ended with Peck losing all four of his limbs after he stepped on an IED mine in 2010. That didn't keep the young man down.

Having your children leave home is a tough experience for any mom, but for the moms of America's heroes, it can be especially trying. Loneliness, sadness and fear for the safety of family members out on deployment can beleaguer those left at home.

Many people have heard about Alvin C. York and Audie Murphy. Both men were portrayed in feature films as the most decorated soldiers of World War I and World War II, respectively. But what about Joe Ronnie Hooper? Hooper joined the U.S. Army at age 19 and served two tours in Vietnam from 1966 to...

One of the last surviving code talkers passed away at age 92.

They fought for the United States, and they served their country proudly in Korea. They are the Borinqueneers.

The story of the late Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez and how he earned his Congressional Medal of Honor is harrowing, heroic and life-affirming.

An innovative program called Urban Warriors in Chicago's rough neighborhoods pairs military veterans with kids who share one thing in common. The vets and children both suffer from PTSD.

The U.S. Army has a saying, "Never leave a soldier behind." That adage is true when it comes to describing the life and final moments of the late Staff Sgt. Matthew Whalen.

Ronald Brown, a World War II hero from Great Britain, apparently had a secret love for heavy metal. When the veteran died at age 94 in 2012, his family received a surprise from the funeral home that oversaw Brown’s cremation. The funeral home gave Madden’s daughter a bag filled with 6 ounces of metal pieces...

A true WWII hero was born.