Airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., finally received the Distinguished Flying Cross Medal for heroic actions in the Middle East last year. During a ceremony on ...
After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold during WWII.
posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions during the Vietnam War. On December 8, 2000, he was upgraded to the Medal of Honor, as dramatized in the deeply moving 2019 film The Last ...