Medal Of Honor

President Obama awards posthumous Medal of Honor
4/11/13 10:08 AM Comment
An Army chaplain who the White House says braved "withering enemy fire" to provide medical aid and comfort to fellow soldiers during the Korean War is receiving the Medal of Honor more than 60 years after his death.
Leo Johnson, victim of Family Research Council shooting, honored
10/22/12 5:37 PM Comment
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray presented the mayor's medal of honor to a man wounded in a shooting at the Family Research Council building in Washington.
Medal of Honor: 16 of 82 living recipients arrive for National Medal of Honor Day
3/22/12 11:32 PM Comment
Sixteen Medal of Honor recipients arrived for a weekend of events and recognition. And the busy airport-- filled with music, balloons, and American flags--came to a standstill with a standing ovation.
Obama bestows Medal of Honor on Marine Dakota Meyer
9/15/11 4:41 PM Comment
President Barack Obama on Thursday bestowed the nation's highest military honor on Dakota Meyer, who saved 36 lives at extraordinary risk to himself.
Dakota Meyer to be awarded Medal of Honor
9/15/11 10:16 AM Comment
Dakota Meyer of Kentucky saved 36 lives from an ambush in Afghanistan and the former Marine will collect the nation's highest military honor at the White House. Meyer even got to have a beer with Obama on Wednesday.

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