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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Anyone looking to avoid crowds might want to head to Medal of Honor Park or Thomas Park, or a street along the route other than Broadway.
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
The ship bears the name of a Marine Corps Reserve member who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1952 for holding off enemy forces and shielding fellow Marines during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The show then cut to the President talking at a Medal of Honor ceremony.
—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
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
The ship bears the name of a Marine Corps Reserve member who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1952 for holding off enemy forces and shielding fellow Marines during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The show then cut to the President talking at a Medal of Honor ceremony.
—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
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“Medal of Honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medal%20of%20Honor. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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