Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has received a Bronze Star for his deployment to Afghanistan 18 years ago. The governor received the ...

The Maryland governor had faced a controversy over whether he had received the medal for his time in Afghanistan.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore received a Bronze Star on Friday evening for his military service in Afghanistan, months after ...

Gov. Wes Moore finally got his Bronze Star, 18 years after his service in Afghanistan that got him nominated for the medal -- ...

A firestorm swirled this summer over his false claim about receiving a Bronze Star and subsequent failure to correct the record in TV appearances, prompting Moore to apologize for what he called “an ...

Mia Moore congratulates her father Gov. Wes Moore after he received the bronze star medal.(Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post) The governor said in a statement at the time that he had ...

The governor's office confirmed that a private ceremony to award the Bronze Star was held Friday at the governor's residence in Annapolis, Maryland.

Gen. Michael R. Fenzel, who had recommended Moore for the medal, on Friday pinned the Bronze Star for “meritorious service” onto the governor’s chest during an emotional private ceremony at ...

Lt. Gen. Michael Fenzel, the governor's close friend and former commander who had recommended Moore for the medal, pinned the Bronze Star for "meritorious service” onto the governor’s chest at ...