TACOMA – Over seven years after he died during a military ... the Bronze Star Medal shortly after his death, honoring his sacrifice. Years later, it’s changing to a Silver Star after officials ...

Black was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for valor in a 2017 Niger ambush ... According to Black’s military records, he enlisted in the Army in October 2009 and was assigned to the ...

Dakota Meyer reenlisted in the Marine Corps ... four-star general. The article also incorrectly said Dakota Meyer in 2011 became the first Marine in nearly four decades to earn the Medal of ...

In a rare move for the U.S. military, Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Dakota Meyer has re-enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve after 15 years out of uniform. Meyer says the decision comes from a ...

Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor, the military’s highest honor, by then-President Barack Obama in 2011 for his heroics in Afghanistan when he charged five times in a Humvee into heavy ...

Silver Star Banner Day honors the sacrifices of U.S. military personnel and those awarded with a Silver Star. In Spokane Valley, two local veterans shared their ...