Medal of Honor Moments
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 9:02 PM EDT
|By Harry Sullivan
“They could go anywhere in the country but they wanted to come here.”
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 6:58 PM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Erica Lunsford
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.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 8:36 AM EDT
|By Casey Wheeless
First presented in 1863, it’s been awarded 3,512 times to 3,493 recipients.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 10:22 AM EDT
|By Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey
The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military award.