Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor recipients to honor Newtown's Sandy Hook victims

When the Congressional Medal of Honor Society comes to Newtown, Conn. Monday to honor as heroes the six women who sacrificed their lives on Dec. 14 trying to protect the children of Sandy Hook Elementary School, there will be plenty of understanding of what it takes to be a hero.

16:21 May 2, 2013

Korean War chaplain, POW, awarded posthumous Medal of Honor

Hailed as a “shepherd in combat,” an Army chaplain who tended to wounded U.S. troops during the Korean War despite imminent capture was awarded the Medal of Honor on Thursday, more than 60 years after he died as a prisoner of war.

00:10 April 16, 2013

Medal of Honor recipient Marm visits Knoxville school

“I wear this medal for all the brave men and women whose actions go unsung,” Joe Marm told students Wednesday at the Episcopal School of Knoxville. “No one hates war more than the warrior.”
11:11 April 18, 2013
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Army veteran Clinton Romesha receives Medal of Honor for Afghan fight
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Petry saved his fellow soldiers, but lost his right hand
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On heroic deeds

Before the 2012 Citizen Service Before Self Honors ceremony, World War II Medal of Honor recipient Hershel Williams talks about heroic deeds, the thought process of those who perform them, and how they're by no means limited to the military.

Medal of Honor flight

Recipients of the nation's highest military honor fly from New York to Washington, D.C., for Medal of Honor Day 2011.

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Medal of Honor recipient Sammy L. Davis

A harmonica and the bond between soldiers

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Citations for Medals of Honor awarded since 2000, from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's Web site:'

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