The Congressional Gold Medal will be given this week to 13 Gold Star Families, including one from Missouri. The medal is the oldest and highest civilian award given in the United States, alongside the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The families will be accepting the...
Thirteen U.S. military members died in America’s 2021 pullout in Afghanistan, including one from Missouri. U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz of Wentzville was killed on August 26, 2021. The 20-year-old Schmitz was killed by a suicide bomber while evacuating...
