Several Medal of Honor recipients took part in a panel discussion with young veterans and students at UT.

Two Medal of Honor recipients, Gary Rose and Leroy Petry, spoke to Knoxville Catholic High School students on Wednesday morning about their commitment to helping others.

Two Medal of Honor recipients spoke to students at Sweetwater High School on Wednesday morning about character development.

Knoxville is the host of this year’s Medal of Honor ceremony- the highest award given out to military personnel.

It was 1918 in Chatel-Chenery France when Sgt. York guided seven men against more than 100 German soldiers against machine guns blasting in their direction.

Paul Huff went above and beyond the call of duty in February of 1944, locating 125 enemy soldiers while on a beach head in Italy.

Lt. Alexander Bonnyman Jr. died in the Battle of Tawara in WWII, his grandson helped bring his remains home.

Sgt. Mitchell Stout sacrificed himself to protect his men while stationed in Vietnam.

Marcos Garza, a veteran himself, found a unique way to help other veterans at his law firm, The Garza Law Firm, and beyond.

“They could go anywhere in the country but they wanted to come here.”

Leroy Petry was on his seventh deployment when he was forced to make a split-second decision that saved the lives of his brothers-in-arms.

First presented in 1863, it’s been awarded 3,512 times to 3,493 recipients.

The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military award.