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Honor Recognizes Honor: The 2024 Citizen Honors Awards
March 29, 2024
Service and sacrifice can be found everywhere, but the 2024 Citizen Honors Awards highlighted six extraordinary examples of those values in action. Recognized in a ceremony at the National…

Celebrating Legacy and Inspiring the Future: A Look Back on Medal of Honor Day 2024
As National Medal of Honor Day activities come to a close, we are reflecting on all the incredible opportunities over the past week. Take a look back with us as…

Medal of Honor Summit 2024: Groups Convene to Launch MOH ‘Eco-System’; Promote Values
March 28, 2024
Dozens of organizations around the country take an active interest in the Medal of Honor. But it wasn’t until the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s first-ever Summit in Washington on…

25 Years of the National Medal of Honor Memorial Act: A Celebration in Indianapolis
March 23, 2024
Whether active duty or retired from the military, Medal of Honor Recipients wake up each day with one goal in mind – to serve those to their left and right.…

Peter T. Anderson: Braving Death to Save the Gun
March 19, 2024
Early in the morning of March 19, 1865, a small detachment of 90 foragers, under the command of Union Captain Charles Belknap, pushed their way through a swamp near Bentonville,…

Lessons for Medal of Honor Day
February 26, 2024
National Medal of Honor Day is fast approaching! Using the Medal of Honor Character Development Program is a great way to prepare your students to mark the day. Whether you…

Medal of Honor Day 2024
February 21, 2024
Medal of Honor Day, held annually on March 25, provides an opportunity for Medal of Honor Recipients and the public alike to pause and reflect on the importance of service…

How is the Medal of Honor Awarded?
February 16, 2024
The Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military award for valor in combat, has always stood for actions that go above and beyond. The standards to award the Medal…

James Coey: Twice Rallied the Troops
February 12, 2024
Union General U. S. Grant set up two objectives in his winter offensive of 1865. The first of these was to block Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Boydton Plank Road,…

Remembering Roger Donlon and Larry Taylor
February 5, 2024
Last week, the world lost two men who exemplified the values of the Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor Recipient Roger Donlon passed away on January 25, 2024 at the…