ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

Maj. Samuel Woodfill, who single-handedly took out several machine-gun nests with a rifle, a pistol and a pickax during the Meuse-Argonne offensive of World War I, is the subject of the latest graphic novel in the Association of the U.S. Army’s series on recipients of the nation’s highest award for valor.

Cpl. Luther Story, who was just 19 when he was killed during the Korean War and later was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, is finally coming home.

Story’s remains were accounted for April 6, 73 years after he was reported killed in action.

The news was announced April 26 in a joint statement from President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as Yoon and his wife, Kim Keon Hee, are on a state visit to the United States.

Graphic novels from the Association of the U.S. Army’s Medal of Honor series are featured in a new exhibit at the Army Heritage and Education Center.

Located at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, “Ka-Pow Boom! Understanding the Soldier Experience Through Comic and Illustrative Art” opened in late March and will run for about two years.

Retired Col. Paris Davis received the Medal of Honor March 3 during a ceremony at the White House for saving the lives of fellow Special Forces soldiers during a harrowing fight in Vietnam. 

President Joe Biden presented the 83-year-old Davis with the nation’s highest award for valor almost 60 years after his actions during a fierce battle against a much larger enemy force near Bong Son, Vietnam.

“The word gallantry is not much used these days, but I can think of no better word to describe Paris,” Biden said during the ceremony.

Staff Sgt. Edward Carter Jr., who single-handedly fought the enemy while wounded and helped U.S. forces capture a nearby German town during World War II, is the focus of the latest graphic novel in the Association of the U.S. Army’s series on recipients of the nation’s highest award for valor.

Medal of Honor: Edward Carter Jr. tells of the Los Angeles native’s actions on March 23, 1945, near Speyer, Germany. It also highlights his incredible life before the Army. 

When former Staff Sgt. David Bellavia’s unit was ambushed in Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 10, 2004, he charged toward enemy fire, saving many of his fellow soldiers’ lives. 

Bellavia was awarded the Medal of Honor in June 2019, but the award doesn’t belong to him, he said. 

Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia will speak Feb. 21 as part of the Association of the U.S. Army’s Noon Report webinar series.

Bellavia, the only living recipient of the nation’s highest valor award for actions in Iraq, will discuss his new book, Remember the Ramrods: An Army Brotherhood in War and Peace. During his presentation, Bellavia will share how bonds with soldiers in his platoon motivated him to clear an enemy stronghold in Fallujah, Iraq, and how reuniting with them 15 years later helped the group grapple with their wartime service.

Retired Col. Paris Davis, a Special Forces soldier who fought in Vietnam, will receive the Medal of Honor for his actions during the war, the White House announced.

President Joe Biden called Davis Feb. 13 to inform him of the award for his “remarkable heroism,” the White House said in a brief statement. “The President told Colonel Davis that he looks forward to hosting him at the White House soon for a medal presentation,” the White House said.

Davis is being recognized with the nation’s highest award for valor almost 60 years after his courageous actions in Vietnam.

Korean War veteran Cpl. Fred McGee and Master Sgt. David Halbruner, a special operations soldier who deployed to Benghazi, Libya, could receive the Medal of Honor for their actions under the 2023 defense authorization bill.

The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act is awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature. The bill, which supports $857.9 billion in national defense funding, was passed by the Senate Dec. 15 with a vote of 83–11. The House of Representatives passed the bill on a 350–80 vote on Dec. 8.