The Navy Cross is the second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat. These heroes saved numerous lives without regard to their own safety. Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee, USN; Portrait ...

Kathleen S. Balch, a retired Navy nurse and volunteer, died May 4 at her home in Stafford. She was 91 She had complications from Lewy body disease, a form of dementia, a daughter, Molly Nagoski, said.

Hannah Cvancara, a 26-year-old civilian nurse in Spokane, Washington, is trying to obtain a waiver that would see her become the Navy's first pre-service amputee. (Courtesy of Hannah Cvancara ...