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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Last year, lawmakers authorized the president to grant him the medal, overriding the usual requirement that Medal of Honor recipients get the award within five years of the act that justified it.
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Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The date of the Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House has yet to be announced.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
This does include special plates, however there are a few plates which are exempt, such as antique, collector (not collector special), ex-prisoner of war (if issued with no registration fee), historic military, hobbyist and Medal of Honor.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Jensen Huang, cofounder and CEO of Nvidia, is the 2026 IEEE Medal of Honor recipient.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2026
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Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The date of the Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House has yet to be announced.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
This does include special plates, however there are a few plates which are exempt, such as antique, collector (not collector special), ex-prisoner of war (if issued with no registration fee), historic military, hobbyist and Medal of Honor.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Jensen Huang, cofounder and CEO of Nvidia, is the 2026 IEEE Medal of Honor recipient.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Jan. 2026
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