“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.”
The Medal of Honor is the country's highest military decoration awarded for "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty." Learn the history »
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"Poor is the Nation that has no heroes, but shameful is the Nation that has them and forgets."
"A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors. "