Face of Defense: Medal Comes After 66 Years
World War II-era Coast Guardsman Harry Milton Daube, the last living survivor of the sinking of the USS Leopold, was recently presented the Purple Heart Medal. defense.gov |
Clinton Announces New Sanctions for North Korea
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Seoul, South Korea, with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, announced new measures to prevent North Korean weapons proliferation, curb illicit activities that fund its weapons programs and discourage further provocative actions. defense.gov |
USNS Mercy Wraps Up Pacific Partnership Role
The hospital ship USNS Mercy has concluded its operations in Dili, Timor-Leste, marking the end of the ship's participation in Pacific Partnership 2010. defense.gov |
Historian Captures Evolving Story in Iraq
With a front-row seat to the history unfolding in Iraq, Army Lt. Col. Les' Melnyk is capturing it so the American public knows the full story of what happened. defense.gov |
Medal of Honor recipient inducted into Hall Of Heroes
A Pentagon ceremony today formally inscribed the name of Army Special Forces Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller, who yesterday was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor, onto the nation's list of military heroes. army.mil |