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7). Navy Crosses went to 15 men, among them Lieut. Colonel James Roosevelt. Back in action with his outfit, he got his medal on Guadalcanal last October from CINCPAC Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

In the last days of a year of struggle for the US military ... to earn the Medal of Honor. Indeed, many have been awarded posthumously. Only seven have been awarded to Navy SEALs since the ...

Hospital Corpsman Billy Bui said his sense of duty comes from his grandfather, who risked everything to help his family flee ...