Congressional Medal of Honor Society
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Medal of Honor Recipient Bennie G. Adkins
April 26, 2015
APRIL 26, 2015 COURAGE, CHARACTER AND COMMITMENT: INTERVIEW WITH MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT BENNIE G. ADKINS Medal of Honor Recipient Bennie G. Adkins discusses what the Medal of Honor means…
Concrete Lessons in Character Building
May 27, 2015
MAY 27, 2015 CONCRETE LESSONS IN CHARACTER BUILDING Heather Kensill presents strategies to bring character education to your classroom using sources from the free Medal of Honor Character Development program…
Using Living Histories to Explore the Significance of Sacrifice: The 70th Anniversary of VJ Day
August 19, 2015
AUGUST 19, 2015USING LIVING HISTORIES TO EXPLORE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SACRIFICE: THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF VJ DAY Presenter Cathy Ehlers-Metcalf leads this webinar hosted by the Lessons of Personal Bravery…
Medal of Honor Recipient Tom Kelley
October 15, 2015
OCTOBER 15, 2015 COURAGE, CHARACTER AND COMMITMENT: INTERVIEW WITH MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT TOM KELLEY Medal of Honor Recipient Tom Kelley tells his personal story during this special webinar. This…
Teaching Life Lessons using Stories of Posthumous Medal of Honor Recipients
November 15, 2015
NOVEMBER 15, 2015This webinar examines the stories of three posthumous Medal of Honor Recipients: Douglas Munro, World War II; Richard Etchberger, Vietnam War; and Michael Murphy, War in Afghanistan and…
Medal of Honor Recipient Jay Vargas
December 8, 2015
DECEMBER 08, 2015 EXPERT LEADERSHIP: INTERVIEW WITH MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT JAY VARGAS Medal of Honor Recipient Jay Vargas recounts his experiences growing up as part of an immigrant family…
Ordinary People and Extraordinary Things
January 26, 2016
JANUARY 26, 2016NEW WAYS TO TEACH CHARACTER EDUCATION USING ORDINARY PEOPLE AND EXTRAORDINARY THINGS This webinar explores lessons that engage students more easily using this free curriculum. It also introduces…
Medal of Honor Recipient Mary Walker
February 24, 2016
FEBRUARY 24, 2016 NEW LESSONS FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH FEATURING FEMALE MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT MARY WALKER Learn surprising details about the only female Medal of Honor Recipient and her…
Medal of Honor Recipient Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura
April 18, 2016
APRIL 18, 2016 AMERICA'S FIRST SECRET HERO: INTERVIEW WITH MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT HIROSHI MIYAMURA Medal of Honor Recipient Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura tells his personal story during this special webinar…
Honoring Memorial Day with Your Students
May 25, 2016
MAY 25, 2016 A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE ON AN AMERICAN HOLIDAY Learn more about the true meaning of this American holiday and find ways to honor the day with your students.…
Medal of Honor Recipient Leroy Petry
June 30, 2016
JUNE 30, 2016 INTERVIEW WITH MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT LEROY PETRY Medal of Honor Recipient Leroy Petry discusses his service in Afghanistan, what the Medal of Honor means to him…
Medal of Honor Recipient Robert Simanek
October 26, 2017
OCTOBER 26, 2017 INTERVIEW WITH MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT ROBERT SIMANEK Plan for your class to tun in for a live interview with Robert Simanek. In August of 1952, while…