About the Military Awards
"...of extraordinary fidelity and essential service."
Below are a sampling of the valor awards most often included in Heroes. Click on the pictures to learn more about each.
Sunday September 16, 2012
- Explore the 2012 Heroes
- Medal of Honor
- Bronze Star
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Silver Star
- ‘He just opened up and fired’
- ‘I didn’t realize the bullet had gone through my neck’
- ‘I still don’t know how I didn’t get hit’
- ‘It is not an option to leave someone out there’
- ‘There was no way to get to them without putting yourself in harm’s way’
- ‘They were probably the most horrific days of my life’
- ‘They were so close that you could hear their footsteps’
- ‘To come face to face with the guy who just shot you … it’s unreal’
- ‘You wonder if you could have done anything else’
- Commendation Medal
- Navy Cross
- Other Awards
- Uncommon Heroes
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