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Football and the Medal of Honor
November 5, 2021
For many sports fans, fall weekends in the United States mean time spent with friends and family, cooler weather, and of course, football. For more than 100 years, Americans have…

American Indian Medal of Honor Recipient Ernest E. Evans
November 2, 2021
By Laura Jowdy, Archivist & Historical Collections Manager, CMOHS November is National Native American Heritage Month, and we are featuring the incredible story of Commander Ernest E. Evans, born into…

Celebrating National Veterans and Military Family Month
November 1, 2021
November is National Veterans and Military Family Month. It is a time to honor veterans, active-duty service members, and their families. Throughout the month, we should all be intentional about…

New Veterans Day Lessons From Our Character Development Program
October 25, 2021
Teaching students the importance of Veterans Day is a priority, but many teachers face a lack of resources in the classroom to do so. The Medal of Honor Character Development…

The Medal of Honor Recipients’ Museum Adds “War on Terrorism” Feature
October 22, 2021
The Medal of Honor Recipients’ Museum in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, has a new feature focusing on the War on Terrorism, which spotlights the stories of valor and sacrifice in…

5 Brave Italian-American Medal of Honor Recipients
October 13, 2021
By Laura Jowdy, Archivist & Historical Collections Manager, CMOHS October is Italian American Heritage Month so we bring you stories of Medal of Honor Recipients who either immigrated from Italy…

Welcoming Our New Board of Directors
October 12, 2021
In 1958, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society was chartered by Congress. The Society is composed of those who wear the Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest military award for…

Our Citizen Honors Awards: Recognizing Those Who Serve Others
October 4, 2021
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s mission is to promote the legacy of the Medal and the values it stands for like courage and sacrifice. One way that we carry…

Two Immigrants + One Battle = Four Medals of Honor
By Kris Cotariu Harper, EdD There are 19 double Recipients of the Medal of Honor, five of whom were awarded two Medals for the same action. These five were Marines…

Get to Know Jose Calugas this Filipino-American History Month
October 1, 2021
By Laura Jowdy, Archivist & Historical Collections Manager, CMOHS Filipino American History Month is celebrated in October to commemorate the first known presence of Filipinos on the American continental United…