Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military award for valor.

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 ...

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 ...