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1 daughter (born October 6, 2011) Salvatore Augustine Giunta (/ ˌsælvəˈtɔːreɪ ˈdʒʊntə /; born January 21, 1985) is a former United States Army soldier and the first living person since the Vietnam War to receive the United States Armed Forces ' highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. Giunta was cited for saving the lives of ...
Alma mater. University of South Carolina (BA) William Kyle Carpenter (born October 17, 1989) is a medically retired United States Marine who received the United States' highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010. Carpenter is the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient.
Sixty-one Canadians who were serving in the United States Armed Forces have received the Medal of Honor; most received it for actions in the American Civil War. Since 1900, only four have been awarded to Canadians. [10] In the Vietnam War, Peter C. Lemon was the only Canadian-born recipient of the Medal of Honor.
Jack H. Jacobs aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, December 2005. Jack Howard Jacobs (born August 2, 1945) is a retired colonel in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the Vietnam War. He serves as a military analyst for NBC News and MSNBC and previously worked as an investment manager.
Biden presented the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Edward N. Kaneshiro, Spc. Five Dwight W. Birdwell, Spc. Five Dennis M. Fujii, and retired Maj. John J. Duffy.
Footage of Swenson from a camera on a helicopter was the first time that part of an event which led to the awarding of the Medal of Honor was filmed. [12] [25] Being recommended for the Medal of Honor in December 2009 by a battalion commander, [26] the paperwork was lost, causing a significant delay in the nomination process. [27]
Awards. Medal of Honor. Bronze Star Medal. Purple Heart. Meritorious Service Medal. Christopher Andrew Celiz (January 12, 1986 – July 12, 2018) was a sergeant first class in the United States Army. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden on December 16, 2021, for his actions on July 12, 2018. [2]
October 12, 2024 at 1:00 AM. More than a dozen Congressional Medal of Honor recipients endorsed former President Trump in the 2024 presidential race. "We, 15 recipients of the Medal of Honor ...