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Three Medal of Honor recipients from the Vietnam War and the war in Afghanistan spoke about their experiences. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award for valor during combat given…

President Obama awarded retired Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kettles the Medal of Honor. Colonel Kettles received the military’s highest award for his actions in the U.S. Army while serving…

Sal Giunta, an Army staff sargeant who served in Afghanistan from 2003-2011, talked about his experiences as the first living person since the Vietnam War to receive the U.S. Military Medal…

President Johnson awarded the Medal of Honor to five veterans of the Vietnam War: Chaplin Angelo J. Liteky, Captain James Allen Taylor, Sergeant Sammy Lee Davis, Specialist Dwight Hal…

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers for his part in an operation that included rescuing an American civilian who was…

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to retired Army Captain Florent Groberg for his heroic actions in Afghanistan. While serving as a personal security commander in his infantry division, Captain Groberg tackled…

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to Army Sergeant William Shemin and Army Private Henry Johnson for their actions on the French front during World War I. The…

Medal of Honor recipients talked about their inspirations for joining the military and how they believe receiving the medal changed the perceptions of those around them, including their…

Three Medal of Honor recipients talked about their service in World War II, Vietnam, and Afghanistan. They spoke about why they joined the military and their personal views of heroism in…

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to two Vietnam War soldiers, Army Command Sergeant Major Bennie Adkins and Army Specialist Four Donald Sloat. Specialist Sloat received the award…

Twenty-four Army veterans were awarded the Medal of Honor in recognition of their valor during major combat operations in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The recipients were…

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously to Army First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing for his actions during the U.S. Civil War. First Lieutenant Cushing was commanding officer of Battery…

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts for actions he took when his company’s outpost in Wanat, Afghanistan, was overrun by the Taliban July…

President Obama awarded former Army Sergeant Kyle White with the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as a Platoon Radio Telephone Operator during combat operations in…

President Obama awarded Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter (Ret.) with the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony for his heroic actions during a November 2010 grenade attack in Afghanistan. President…

Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter (Ret.) spoke to the press after being awarded the Medal of Honor by President Obama at a White House ceremony. He said he would wear the medal in honor…

The Department of Defense held a ceremony in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes for 24 Army veterans who received the Medal of Honor in recognition of their valor during major combat operations in…

Jim Wade, director of the National Medal of Honor Museum of Military History, talked about about the origins and history of the Medal of Honor. The first Medals of Honor were presented to six surviving…

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Captain William Swenson for his service as a trainer and adviser embedded with the Afghan Border Police Mentor Team. He risked his life…

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sergeant Ty Carter. In bestowing the medal, President Obama praised both Carter’s gallantry in combat and his ordeal with post-traumatic stress…