Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class John Thompson on Wednesday became the fifth Coast Guardsman to receive the service's highest honor ...

"Coast Guard training in the latter part of 1939 was ... of his small craft toward the shore," according to his Medal of Honor citation. "As he closed in on the beach, he signaled the others ...

The Coast Guard Academy predates the service itself. The academy first formed as the U.S. Revenue Cutter School of ...

An honor guard detail consists of no fewer than two members of the Armed Forces — the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard. One member of the detail represents the parent service of the ...

Since then, more than 3,400 Medals of Honor have been awarded to members of all DoD services and the Coast Guard. Medals of Honor are awarded sparingly and are bestowed only to the bravest of the ...

During this past weekend's Honor Flight to Washington, DC, many veterans received a "mail call," which gave everyone from ...

News caught up with some veterans on the morning of the honor flight from West Virginia to Washington, DC, to hear about what they were most excited to see once they landed in the ...

She can carry up to 4,500 tons of cargo and has been named after “US Coast Guard Cmdr. Elmer 'Archie' Fowler Stone” in honor of the first Coast Guard aviator to graduate on April 10 ...

People will have an opportunity to welcome home 67 veterans from across the Central Valley at Fresno Yosemite International ...

Americans across the nation paid tribute to those who died Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, including a special ceremony at Fort Myers Beach. Hosted by the U.S. Coast ...

The Frying Pan Tower is a decommissioned Coast Guard light station built on the tip of Frying Pan ... a fishing vessel about 1,000 yards north that was sunk in 2007 to become an artificial reef in ...