It has been a challenge to prove he qualified for the medals because many records are not publicly available. “The ship I was ...

The Medal of Honor is the highest military award. It is given to military members, often posthumously, for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.

Karl Smith, a Muskegon High School grad, enlisted for the military when he was 17 years old and still in school. On Wednesday ...