Air Force Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, or Medal of Honor. These are not given after a mission where everything went right and everyone came home. The process of approving these awards is ...

Besides three children, Shemin left behind numerous supporters who kept up the appeal for an upgrade. On June 2, 2015, his ...

The supervisors passed a resolution advocating for Conran's Air Force Cross to be upgraded to a Medal of Honor for his lifesaving actions during the Vietnam War. Credit: Daniel Green / Noozhawk ...

Retired U.S. Army Col. Michael Steele speaks at a Distinguished Service Cross presentation ceremony in honor of retired U.S.