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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March 25 was the day in 1863 that the first Medal of Honor was presented to six Union Army volunteers led by civilian James Andrews, dubbed Andrews’ Raiders.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Fifth grader Victor Greenawalt was one of six honorees, including five people and a nonprofit organization, for this year's National Medal of Honor Day, according to the Medal of Honor Society.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
It was named in honor of Marine Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, a Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
In a rare and unexpected sight, vintage aircraft flew over San Diego’s USS Midway Museum on Saturday in tribute to Royce Williams of Escondido, who was recently awarded the Medal of Honor for winning an extraordinary aerial dog fight during the Korean War.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Fifth grader Victor Greenawalt was one of six honorees, including five people and a nonprofit organization, for this year's National Medal of Honor Day, according to the Medal of Honor Society.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
It was named in honor of Marine Sergeant Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, a Medal of Honor recipient in the Vietnam War.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
In a rare and unexpected sight, vintage aircraft flew over San Diego’s USS Midway Museum on Saturday in tribute to Royce Williams of Escondido, who was recently awarded the Medal of Honor for winning an extraordinary aerial dog fight during the Korean War.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Medal of Honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medal%20of%20Honor. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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