Master Sergeant Roderick “Roddie” Edmonds, a World War II hero who defied the Nazis and saved around 200 Jewish-Americans, could receive a Congressional Gold Medal, documents showed. Study of 27.8M ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Master Sergeant Roderick “Roddie” Edmonds, a World War II hero who defied the Nazis and saved around 200 Jewish-Americans, could ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — President Donald Trump called Pastor Chris Edmonds to inform him the nation will award the Medal of Honor to his late father, Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, a World War II soldier, ...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The man who was found guilty of killing two Kissimmee Police Department officers back in 2017 was sentenced to death Friday in Osceola County Court. Judge Greg A. Tynan said a public ...

UPDATE: This bill stalled, but Chris Edmonds told 6 News that President Trump had called him to say Roddie Edmonds would receive a Medal of Honor instead of a Congressional Gold Medal. KNOXVILLE, Tenn ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville World War II hero who saved 200 Jewish-Americans received a Medal of Honor on Monday. Master Sgt. Roderick W. Edmonds, who died in 1985, is being recognized for ...

A humble World War II veteran who died more than 40 years ago is about to be awarded the nation's highest honor. Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds of Knoxville, Tennessee, whose defiance of German captors in ...

Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II. (DVIDS) After more than 80 years — and a decade after he was recognized by Yad Vashem ...

Charles Sellars has been named the 17th superintendent of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after running the park on an interim basis for more than a year. Knoxville's Master Sgt. Roderick ...

A police taskforce has been set up to counter organised crime in Far North Queensland. AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett says tonnes of "illicit commodities" have been stockpiled in the Pacific. Federal ...

A disqualified driver was high on drugs when he crashed his Mini Cooper into a tree, killing his front-seat passenger. Lee Rance had a 'cocktail of drugs' in his system, including cocaine, when he got ...