Captain Nelson is the first graduate of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, to receive the Medal of Honor. During his time at The Citadel, Nelson was a member of the Brigadier ...

President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to seven U.S. Army soldiers including Citadel class of 1959 graduate Capt. Hugh R. Nelson, Jr. at 5 p.m. in the East Room of the White House.

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz was shot while shielding his comrades from enemy fire as they worked to save an injured ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A man is set to receive a posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor Friday and will become the first Citadel graduate to do so. Capt. Hugh Reavis Nelson, a graduate of the ...

WASHINGTON (WCBD) – A Citadel graduate who was killed in action while saving his crew members during the Vietnam War posthumously received the nation’s highest military honor Friday. President Joe ...