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Williams was a member of The American Legion, [19] Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Marine Corps League, and Sons of the American Revolution. His medal of honor is on display at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in Chicago. [20] [21] For years, Williams struggled with post-traumatic stress until 1962, when he experienced a religious ...
The Pritzker Military Museum & Library was named one of 10 recipients of the 2009 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The annual award, made by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) since 1994, recognizes institutions for outstanding social, educational, environmental, or economic contributions to their communities. [23]
Medal of Honor Recipient Gary Beikirch Interview at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library; Blaze of Light: The Inspiring True Story of Green Beret Medic Gary Beikirch, Medal of Honor Recipient by Marcus Brotherton (WaterBrook/Penguin Random House, 2020) "Congressional Medal of Honor Society" "Gary Beikirch Oral History".
Medal of Honor Allen James Lynch (born October 28, 1945) is a former United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor , for his actions in the Vietnam War .
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 ]
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 ...
Pritzker Military Museum & Library. March 23, 2009 "Charley Company 1/7 Medal of Honor recipients". Home of the Marines and Sailors of Charley Company 1/7. March 1, 2009. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009
The Medal of Honor is often mistakenly called the Congressional Medal of Honor. "But civilian version, it’s actually much better because everyone [who] gets the Congressional Medal of Honor ...