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Gen. Milley awarded France’s highest medal of honor
French President Emmanuel Macron awarded U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley the order of Commander of the Legion of Honor.
By Tara Copp
Soldier posthumously recognized for heroic actions during deadly fire
Army National Guard leadership honored a New York soldier with the Army’s highest award for bravery outside of a combat zone, after he died saving four people from a massive apartment fire that killed 13 others in the Bronx late last year.
By Kyle Rempfer
Honor sought for US soldier who died in Bronx fire rescue
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer wants the Army to posthumously honor a U.S. soldier and native of Ghana who raced repeatedly into a burning New York City apartment building, saving four people before he died in flames that also claimed a dozen other lives.
Soldier saves four before perishing in massive New York apartment fire
Pfc. Emmanuel Mensah. a soldier in the New York Army National Guard, had previously lived in the building and was visiting home after completing military training in Virginia, officials said.
By Kyle Rempfer