The Medal of Honor, established at the beginning of the Civil War in 1861, is awarded to individuals in the U.S. Armed Forces who distinguish themselves "above and beyond the call of duty." For their acts of valor during the Vietnam War, more than 250 individuals have been awarded this medal. The United States’ highest military honor, the

Many Medal of Honor recipients have given interviews detailing their actions which have been posted online. There are also many actual award presentations online. We have linked to these under the alphabetical listings. For a list of born in and accredited to Indiana, click here: Indiana (updated 2 Apr 2023)

March 18, 2014 at 3:58 p.m. EDT. President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to 24 veterans Tuesday, most of whom were initially passed over because they were Hispanic, Jewish or African American
Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite nearly eight years and two major wars in which over 4,000 American troops have died and over 34,000 wounded, controversy swirls around the very small number of servicemembers who have won the Medal of Honor, which is the highest military decoration. The Medal of Honor is most often won posthumously.
The Medal of Honor, the country's highest military honor, has been awarded to twenty-one Japanese American soldiers—all members of either the 100th Infantry Battalion or the 442nd Regimental Combat Team —for actions during World War II. Only one of these was awarded contemporaneously. Nearly two million Purple Hearts have been issued since World War I, and many recipients are memorialized in the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor. Chief Boatswain’s Mate Lloyd M. Morris, 24, of 432 York Street, Vallejo, California, wounded in action in North Africa, receives the Purple Heart from Vice Admiral Russell R. Waesche, Coast
But even so, two Medals of Honor and more than 3,300 dead since 9/11 is a ratio of one for about every 1,600 deaths in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, far lower than the one Medal of Honor for
As of 2022, 19 service members have been awarded the Medal of Honor twice. Of these, five received Medals of Honor for two separate incidents on the same day, and 14 received them for events on separate days. Teddy Roosevelt is the only president to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
Often, we hear tales about the Medal of Honor and its recipients. But do you know just how rare this honor is? Since 1862, when it was first established, only a small percentage out of millions who served in World War II received it. Out of over 12 million Americans who served during that time, only 3,527 medals have been awarded.
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