Medal of Honor
noun phrase
: a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the Congress for conspicuous intrepidity at the risk of life in action with an enemy
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The show then cut to the President talking at a Medal of Honor ceremony.
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
Kuroda was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, which was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
The redness drew widespread attention Monday, when news photographers captured close-up images of the president’s neck during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
—Seung Min Kim, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2026
John Chapman, who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroism saving lives during the March 4, 2002, Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jack Dunn, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
Kuroda was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, which was later upgraded to the Medal of Honor.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
The redness drew widespread attention Monday, when news photographers captured close-up images of the president’s neck during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
—Seung Min Kim, Twin Cities, 2 Mar. 2026
John Chapman, who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroism saving lives during the March 4, 2002, Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Medal of Honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medal%20of%20Honor. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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