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  2. List of Medal of Honor recipients - Wikipedia

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    Before 1963, the Medal of Honor could be received for actions not involving direct combat with enemy or opposing foreign forces and 193 men earned the medal in this way. [25] Most of these medals were presented to members of the United States Navy for rescuing or attempting to rescue someone from drowning. [ 25 ]

  3. Kenneth J. David - Wikipedia

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    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress March 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to . Then-Pfc. Kenneth J. David distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on May 7, 1970, while serving as a radio-telephone operator with Company D, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne ...

  4. Medal of Honor - Wikipedia

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    The 1917 Medal of Honor Board revoked 911 awards, but only 910 names from the Army's Medal of Honor list, [178] including awards to Mary Edwards Walker, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and the first of two awards issued February 10, 1887, to George W. Mindil, who retained his award issued October 25, 1893. None of the 910 impacted recipients ...

  5. Delayed but not denied: Medals of Honor awarded decades after ...

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    Medals of Honor, the nation’s highest award for battlefield heroism, require extensive documentation and often years of advocacy by family members, comrades and members of Congress.

  6. Medal of Honor heroes re-inducted into U.S. Army Museum ... - AOL

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    Mar. 16—The Medal of Honor is the highest honor bestowed on military personnel and is personally awarded by the sitting president. The U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii on Friday re-inducted two local ...

  7. Ronald J. Shurer - Wikipedia

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    Ronald Joseph Shurer II [1] (December 7, 1978 – May 14, 2020) was a United States Army Special Forces staff sergeant and medic. As a senior medical sergeant during the Battle of Shok Valley in April 2008, he and his team were attacked by an enemy force of more than 200 fighters.

  8. Trump draws fire for remarks about Medal of Honor recipients

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    Former president Donald Trump sparked criticism when he said the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, is "much better" than the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest ...

  9. List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II - Wikipedia

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    The earliest action for which a U.S. serviceman earned a World War II Medal of Honor was the attack on Pearl Harbor, for which 17 U.S. servicemen were awarded a Medal, although they did so "while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force" rather than "enemy" since the United States was neutral during the ...