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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCIV) — Captain Hugh Reavis Nelson, a 1959 graduate of The Citadel, was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on Friday for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – To honor the life of a former Citadel graduate who was killed while saving his crew from the enemy during the Vietnam War, the military college has planned a discussion panel ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Citadel will host a special event on Friday to honor Capt. Hugh Reavis Nelson Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient and 1959 graduate, with a panel discussion and parade.

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 ...

On May 9, the 24-year-old Citadel graduate and Marine found himself leading a light-armored vehicle patrol at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego. The rocky terrain was difficult to navigate ...