Educational Resources - Medal of Honor News
Medal of Honor: Lessons of Personal Bravery and Self-Sacrifice, is a resource designed by teachers to provide students with opportunities to explore the important concepts of courage, commitment, sacrifice, patriotism, integrity, and citizenship and how these values can be exemplified in daily life. While drawn from the personal accounts of ...
Memorial Tribute to James S. Vlasto – Medal of Honor News
James S. Vlasto, the editor of Medal of Honor News, was dedicated to preserving the history of our war heroes and to spreading awareness about the Medal of Honor and those brave veterans who served in our armed forces.
Medal of Honor Events – Medal of Honor News
MEDAL OF HONOR UPCOMING EVENTS. National Medal of Honor Day. Date: March 25, 2017. Place: Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC. Brief Summary: Medal of Honor recipients will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in honor of all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.
Story told of Medal of Honor recipient who lived modest life as …
May 16, 2011 — Retired Air Force Col. James Moschgat shared Medal of Honor recipient William “Bill” Crawford story last Friday night with about 200 people gathered at the annual Pueblo Medal of Honor Foundation Golf Tournament Dinner.
Korean War Hero Ola L.Mize, Medal of Honor recipient dies at 82
Mar 14, 2014 — The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announces that Colonel Ola L. Mize, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 in Gadsden, Alabama at age 82.
Medal of Honor Recipient and POW Veteran Recognized For …
Jul 10, 2016 — PUEBLO, Colo. — In honor of Independence Day, an American hero and Medal of Honor recipient was recognized for his efforts in the Korean War. At just 18-years-old, Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura was assigned to the Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
Medal of Honor recipient Homer L. Wise statue dedication in …
Jun 1, 2013 — STAMFORD — The story of Staff Sgt. Homer L. Wise is the tale of so many of America’s veterans, men and women who fought on foreign soil and returned home to start a family and a new life in the suburbs. Along the way, these veterans rarely, if ever, spoke a word of what they saw or did in action.
2011 Congressional Medal of Honor Society Convention …
Sep 25, 2011 — LOUISVILLE, Ky – August 29, 2011 – The 2011 Congressional Medal of Honor Society Convention will convene in Louisville September 28 through October 2 at the Galt House Hotel & Suites. Over 50 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and their guests will converge on the city for several events designed to honor their service, sacrifice and ...
Medal of Honor Recipient John F. Baker passes away at 66
Jan 26, 2012 — Army Master Sgt. John F. Baker Jr., who received the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of eight of his fellow Soldiers, killing 10 Viet Cong and knocking out six machine-gun bunkers after his unit was ambushed Nov. 5, 1966, in Vietnam, died Friday evening (1/20/2012) after collapsing in his Northeast Richland home (SC). He was 66.
62 years later, Korean War Medal of Honor recipient rests in …
Apr 17, 2013 — WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 17, 2013) -- Lt. Col. Don C. Faith Jr., a World War II and Korean War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., on