Army Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Nixon in 1970 for actions during the Vietnam War.

The Medal of Honor is the highest military award. It is given to military members, often posthumously, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.

U.S. Army Army Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers is the highest-ranking Black servicemember to receive the Medal of Honor. His actions during the Vietnam War, when he was wounded and came under repeated ...

Presented the prestigious Medal of Honor, Anderson’s deeds in the midst ... As the Korean War started to lose its steam in ...

The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas, features interviews with the 61 living MOH recipients, among other exhibits. (Courtesy Medal of Honor Museum) It has been years, decades ...