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 Medal of Honor is awarded to service members who risk their lives for the sake of others well beyond the call of duty are few in number.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
Audubon has been home to three Medal of Honor recipients, men who have been given the highest military honor, bestowed on those who have exhibited extraordinary valor in combat − more recipients per capita, its mayor said, than any other town in the United States.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 July 2025
The Pentagon now will approximate the former name by honoring three Civil War Medal of Honor recipients with matching initials or last names: Lt. Col. Edward Hill, 1st Sgt.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Oscar Peterson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his WWII service in the U.S. Navy, having died of his wounds during a battle after an act of self-sacrifice that saved other lives.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025
Audubon has been home to three Medal of Honor recipients, men who have been given the highest military honor, bestowed on those who have exhibited extraordinary valor in combat − more recipients per capita, its mayor said, than any other town in the United States.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 July 2025
The Pentagon now will approximate the former name by honoring three Civil War Medal of Honor recipients with matching initials or last names: Lt. Col. Edward Hill, 1st Sgt.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Oscar Peterson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his WWII service in the U.S. Navy, having died of his wounds during a battle after an act of self-sacrifice that saved other lives.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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“Medal of Honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medal%20of%20Honor. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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