Medal of Honor
Major General Thomas Wilkerson (USMC, Ret.), President and CEO of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, discussed the history of the Medal of Honor. This event was part of the American Veterans Center Annual Conference held in November 2013.
Description
Major General Thomas Wilkerson (USMC, Ret.), President and CEO of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, discussed the history of the Medal of Honor. This event was part of the American Veterans Center Annual Conference held in November 2013.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- When did the Medal of Honor start? Why?
- Who were the first recipients of the Medal of Honor? What were their contributions?
- What change did the United States make to “protect the virtue of the Medal?”
- Summarize the story about the 27th Maine Regiment that Thomas Wilkerson describes.
- Who was the one woman from the Civil War that was awarded the Medal of Honor?
- What occurred in 1917?
- Who was the first person awarded two Medals of Honor? For what actions was he awarded the Medals?
- What else occurred in 1917?
- For whom was the medal “designed originally?” Summarize Wilkerson’s closing comments.
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Admiral
- Air Force Cross
- Andrews Raid
- Battle Of Gettysburg
- Bronze Star
- Civil War
- Combat V
- Confederate
- Congressional Medal Of Honor
- Distinguished Service Cross
- Enlisted
- General
- House Of Representatives
- Navy And Marine Corps Medal
- Navy Cross
- Posthumous
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- Regiment
- Revolutionary War
- Silver Star
- Soliders Medal
- Spy
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- West Point
- White House