Veteran on mission to recognize fallen solider with Medal of Honor
A veteran is on a mission to ensure a fallen soldier gets recognized with a Medal of Honor.
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A veteran is on a mission to ensure a fallen soldier gets recognized with a Medal of Honor.
Illinois State Trooper Brian Frank was awarded the state's Medal of Honor on Wednesday, an award given to those in law enforcement who have given so much. Gov. JB Pritzker visited Frank's home in southwest suburban Lemont to award him the Medal of Honor for his bravery and courage.
On this Memorial Day, CBS 2's Jackie Kostek shares his story through the people who knew him, loved him and will never stop telling his story.
"I just can't understand why it happened but it still makes you understand that you're free, that you're available, that you're walking around in a free country because of guys like him. You really are. It's not cliché at all."
"It is vitally important for us to take the time to recognize and honor those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support our city."
Retired Army Sgt. Allen Lynch will be talking to inmates as part of Lake County Jail's series, "Real People, Real Stories."
Navy Lt. Edward "Butch" O'Hare single-handedly shot down five of nine Japanese bombers attacking his aircraft carrier, the Lexington, on Feb. 20, 1942.
Vietnam veterans gathered in Chicago on Thursday to remember the heroic and selfless act of a local teenager on the 50th anniversary of his death.
America's newest Congressional Medal of Honor winner answered some tough questions about combat to a crowd of 450 at the Union League Club.
Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta, recently recognized by President Obama, pulled two fellow soldiers from enemy fire in 2007.
President Barack Obama today is awarding posthumously the nation's highest medal for gallantry to a Green Beret formerly from Wheaton, Ill. who was killed in a Taliban ambush.
