Medal of Honor

Army veteran Clinton Romesha receives Medal of Honor for Afghan fight

Former Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha had one thing on his mind the 12-hour firefight that destroyed Combat Outpost Keating. “I just didn’t want to let my brothers down,” he said.

15:04 February 12, 2013

Fourth living veteran of Afghanistan war to receive Medal of Honor

Former Army Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha will receive the Medal of Honor in February for his actions as a section leader in Afghanistan in 2009, the fourth living veteran of the war in Afghanistan to receive the nation's highest military award.

13:43 January 14, 2013

Gettysburg to host Congressional Medal of Honor Society's 2013 convention

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, which brings together living Medal of Honor recipients, will be holding its annual convention next September in Gettysburg, Pa., the site of the Civil War battle for which 63 people earned the nation's highest military honor.
14:39 October 18, 2012
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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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