A Vietnam veteran from Muskegon has his service medals more than 50 years after he left the U.S. Navy. Karl Smith was ...

The medals are not for wear on a uniform but were designed and authorized as a way for the legislature to thank veterans of these wars for their service. Two bills, signed into law by the governor ...

Pete Celentano of Jackson and Michael Vaccaro of Middletown braved danger and earned medals in Vietnam, but lost paperwork ...

He was the first of 268 Medal ... wear this award on behalf of those who didn't come home," he later said. "I've had many great opportunities to share their sacrifices." Want to Learn More About ...

These medals are not intended for wear on military uniforms but are a symbolic gesture of appreciation. Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York said, On behalf of the legislature ...

New York State is paying tribute to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars with the introduction of new commemorative medals.

Two bills, signed into law by the governor in November 2023 created the New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal ...

President Donald Trump has not yet awarded the medal in his second term, but veterans and members of Congress are lobbying for him to extend it to Maj. James Capers, a Black Vietnam War veteran ...

The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs is now issuing commemorative Afghanistan and Iraq War medals ...

Pete Celentano was in a foxhole when an artillery shell killed three fellow soldiers and shrapnel tore through his flesh. Michael Vaccaro trained villages to defend themselves against the Viet ...