On December 9, 1861 Iowa Senator James W ... President Lincoln signed the bill and the (Navy) Medal of Honor was born. Two months later on February 17, 1862 Massachusetts Senator Henry Wilson ...
A Marine who served under him during the war started a push for the Navy Cross to be upgraded to a Medal of Honor. Representative Julia Brownley (D-CA) led the effort in Congress and Canley was ...
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Medal of Honor recipient faced down 100 enemy troops to cover his menCraig’s response was to signal his men back to the modest cover of the hill crest while he advanced, firing his carbine to ...
Joseph Robert Kerrey is, for the most part, a model American. He led a distinguished career in both national politics and in his home state of Nebraska. The one-time presidential candidate served ...
The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest medal for valor in combat that can be awarded to members of the armed forces. The medal was first authorized in 1861 for Sailors and Marines, and the ...
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