Medal of Honor recipient Leroy Petry, who has become a symbol of inspiration for wounded soldiers, will speak at the 2014 William & Mary Commencement Ceremony, scheduled for 10 a.m. May 11 in Kaplan ...

The inaugural National Warrior Call Day, taking place Nov. 21, will mark a coast-to-coast call to action to connect with vets and service members. It asks that all Americans make a call to a warrior, ...

Since he was 7 years old, Leroy Petry—a Native of New Mexico—wanted to join the Army. That chance came in September of 1999, when Petry was 21 years old. He enlisted from his hometown in New Mexico, ...

The 2022 Medal of Honor Celebration will be in full swing in Knoxville in just four months, and organizers are deep into preparations for the five-day event that celebrates the values represented by ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama awarded the Medal of Honor on Tuesday afternoon to Army Ranger Sergeant 1st Class Leroy Petry, the second living soldier to receive the military's highest ...

Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petrys reception at... From Left, Hon. Joseph Westphal, Under Secretary of the Army and U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, 38th Chief of Staff of the Army, U.S. Senator... Hon.

Kansas City's World War I Memorial honored veterans with a live, outdoor ceremony. Kansas City's National World War I Museum and Memorial Wednesday celebrated Veterans Day by honoring and giving back ...

CLEARWATER, Fla., Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Veterans Help Group, in partnership with the National Medal of Honor Center for Leadership and the Army Scholarship Foundation, is proud to announce the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Master Sergeant Leroy Petry, a retired veteran, was standing in front of a forested area that overlooks the East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery when he began sharing some of his ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Leroy Petry is a Sergeant First Class for the U.S. Army with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2011 Ceremony. Most common tag: Medal of Honor ...