Medal of Honor recipients honor others' service

Medal of Honor: History and Issues - EveryCRSReport.com

Since it was first presented in 1863, the medal has been awarded 3,512 times to 3,493 recipients. Nineteen individuals have been double recipients of the award.

National Medal of Honor Day: Honoring Heroes Through Service

Initially created for the Navy, it later extended to the Army and Air Force. This prestigious medal recognizes individuals who have displayed ...

Medal of Honor recipient stresses importance of service

Salvatore Giunta, 25, would become the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War for his acts of heroism and bravery in ...

Trump criticized over remarks disparaging Medal of Honor recipients

That's the highest award you can get as a civilian. It's the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor... but civilian version," Trump said ...

Medal Of Honor - Home of Heroes

A complete list of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from all eras. This list incorporates additional details regarding the recipient's entry into ...

Inside the Medal of Honor | The American Legion

Did you know that not all recipients are known by name? ... March 25 is National Medal of Honor Day. Over the 161 years of America's highest ...

Trump says civilian award is 'much better' than Medal of Honor - CNN

That's the highest award you can get as a civilian, it's the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor, but civilian version. It's actually ...

Medal of Honor Recipients Recognize Americans for Valor and Values

The awards were created to encourage others to recognize acts of heroism and selfless service. Nominations go through two rounds of judging, ...

Medal of Honor Recipients | 17th-airborne-scions

Isadore Jachman, Clinton Hedrick, George Peters and Stuart Stryker all died performing the actions that earned these brave men the highest award our country's ...

New York's Medal of Honor Recipients - NY.gov

Entered service at: Hornell, N.Y.; Birth: Tyrone, N.Y.; G.O. No.: 16, W.D., 1919. Citation: While engaged with 2 other soldiers on patrol duty, ...

Congressional Medal of Honor recipients - Densho Encyclopedia

The Medal of Honor, the country's highest military honor, has been awarded to twenty-one Japanese American soldiers—all members of either the ...

Medal of Honor Recipients - Encyclopedia of Arkansas

The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest honor presented to military personnel for actions above and beyond the call of duty ... people to have ...

Kamala Harris campaign criticizes Trump on Medal of Honor ...

Trump, at his Thursday press conference in New Jersey, said the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a civilian award, is “the equivalent of the ...

Meet the 3 newest US Army Medal of Honor recipients

1st Class Alwyn Cashe and Christopher Celiz, who were posthumously awarded the nation's highest military honor. Cashe is the first Black service ...

The True Story Behind the Coast Guard's Only Medal of Honor ...

During World War II, Coast Guardsman Douglas Munro gave his life so a detachment of 500 Marines could live. He was honored with the Medal of ...

A Life of Significance: Medal of Honor Recipient Saved Others ...

Beikirch serves as the Congressional Medal of Honor Society chaplain for the 70 other living recipients. He was chosen for the position four ...

Medal of Honor: U.S. Army Special Operations Recipients

The pages of this site reveal the courage demonstrated by each of our Medal of Honor recipients and the overwhelming challenges they faced. This is our tribute ...

MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT MICHAEL A. MONSOOR - Navy.mil

29, 2006. On that day, Monsoor was part of a sniper overwatch security position with three other SEALs and eight Iraqi Army (IA) soldiers. An insurgent closed ...

See Trump's controversial remark about the Medal of Honor - CNN

... Medal of Honor because service members who receive the nation's highest military decoration are often wounded or awarded it posthumously.

Trump says presidential civilian award is 'better' than top military ...

It's the equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor," Trump continued, referring to the highest military honor bestowed for valor in combat.