Medal of Honor recipients pay tribute to everyday heroes

Marcos Ugarte wasn’t even thinking; he just knew he had to do it. He propped up a ladder against a burning home, climbed it and pulled to safety a 7-year-old boy who had been trapped in a second-floor room.

Video: 'Zero Dark Thirty' Q&A

"Zero Dark Thirty" screenwriter Mark Boal addresses the controversy over the potrayal of torture in the Oscar-nominated movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

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For naval officer and wife, one last dance before deployment

With Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mike Greentree having been deployed four times before in his 12-year career, his wife, Vivian Greentree, has been to her share of military balls without a date. And with his fifth deployment coming up next week, Vivian Greentree was savoring every minute of the Commander in Chief’s Ball with her husband on her arm.

Photos: The 2013 Inaugural Ball

The 2013 Inaugural Ball was held in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 21, following President Barack Obama's inauguration for his second term in office. Performers included Alicia Keys, fun., Jennifer Hudson, Brad Paisley, John Legend, Jamie Foxx and Stevie Wonder.

Servicemembers stand in the inaugural spotlight for a day

Air Force Staff Sgt. Serpico D. Elliott stood in for President Barack Obama during the rehearsal for the inauguration ceremony, walking out of the Capitol building to “Hail to the Chief” and applause. As Elliott, 29, raised his hand to simulate taking the oath of office, Army Spc. Delandra Rollins stood by his side as she played the role of first lady Michelle Obama.

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Geeking out at MAGFest

What's a bored gamer to do at the start of a New Year? Head to MAGFest and rock, man.

Panetta sees 'significant turning point' with drop in violence in Afghanistan

The Taliban has been unable to regain any lost ground in Afghanistan, proof that the U.S. military has “turned the tide” after 11 years of war, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday.

Ground is broken for education center at Vietnam Veterans Memorial

A new memorial that will show the faces and tell the stories of servicemembers who died in the Vietnam War and the more recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan reached a milestone Wednesday as officials broke ground on the project on the National Mall.

On Veterans Day, an emotional gathering of Vietnam veterans

Even more than 50 years after the first soldier was killed in the Vietnam War, grief still came flooding back for many who gathered on Sunday to honor the 58,282 fallen servicemembers whose names are etched into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Maiyo, Guangul earn Marine Corps Marathon laurels

With rains from Hurricane Sandy holding off, a U.S. Army soldier attempting his first-ever marathon and a woman who had just run a marathon the previous week won the 37th Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday.