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U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released: Headline: Medal of Honor Recipient Headstone in Section 1: City shown: Arlington: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 150 dpi: Vertical resolution: 150 dpi: Software used: Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 11.1 (Macintosh) File change date and time: 14:49, 14 ...
James C. McCloughan (born April 30, 1946) is a former United States Army soldier and a Vietnam War veteran. For his actions during the war, McCloughan was approved for the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama and Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning in December 2016.
The Medal of Honor is one of only two United States military awards suspended from a neck ribbon. [75] The other is the Commander's Degree of the Legion of Merit, and is usually awarded to individuals serving foreign governments. [76] [77]
Joseph H. De Castro (November 14, 1844 – May 8, 1892) was the first Hispanic American to be awarded the United States's highest military decoration for valor in combat—the Medal of Honor—for having distinguished himself during Pickett's Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War.
The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. [1] Recipients must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own lives above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the United States. [ 2 ]
President Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to seven U.S. Army soldiers, most of whom received it posthumously for service during the Korean War, in his last ceremony as commander in ...
The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. The recipients must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the United States.