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Congressional Medal of Honor Society Creates Digital Partnership to Promote Character Development-Based Education
August 17, 2021
Organizations can help champion Society’s unique, free Character Development Program The Congressional Medal of Honor Society (the Society), the nation’s only non-profit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress to preserve…
Medal of Honor Recipients Visit Congressional Medal of Honor Museum in South Carolina
July 21, 2021
Museum is one of three locations recognized by U.S. Congress as a National Medal of Honor site MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (July 21, 2021) – Twenty Medal of Honor Recipients, nearly…
Medal of Honor Recipient Charles C. Hagemeister Passes Away: Earned Nation’s Highest Award for Valor during the Vietnam War
May 19, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (May 19, 2021)— The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Charles C. Hagemeister, Medal of Honor Recipient, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at the…
Medal of Honor Recipient Ernest E. West Passes Away at 89 Earned Nation’s Highest Award for Valor during the Korean War
May 3, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (May 3, 2021)— The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Ernest E. West, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the…
Congressional Medal of Honor Society to Host and Honor 2021 Citizen Honors Service Award Honorees For Acts of Selfless Service
April 21, 2021
Congressional Medal of Honor Society to Host and Honor 2021 Citizen Honors Service Award Honorees For Acts of Selfless Service Charleston, SC, April 20, 2021 – The Congressional Medal of…
Medal of Honor Recipient Charles H. Coolidge Passes Away at 99; Earned Nation’s Highest Award for Valor during the World War II
April 7, 2021
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (April 7, 2021)— The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Charles H. Coolidge, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Chattanooga,…
Congressional Medal of Honor Society Announces 2021 Citizen Honors Awards
March 25, 2021
Congressional Medal of Honor Society Announces 2021 Citizen Honors Awards For Acts of Heroism and Selfless Service Washington, D.C., March 25, 2021 – On National Medal of Honor Day,…
Congressional Medal of Honor Society Launches Online Character Development Training
March 1, 2021
Free Access to Character Development Program for all K-12 Educators Nationwide The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, the nation’s only non-profit organization chartered by Congress to preserve the legacy of…
Congressional Medal of Honor Society Announces 2021’s Citizen Honors Award Finalists
February 23, 2021
For Release February 23, 2021 Congressional Medal of Honor Society Contact: John Falkenbury at [email protected] Congressional Medal of Honor Society Announces 2021’s Citizen Honors Award Finalists Awardees to be Announced…
Congressional Medal of Honor Society and Foundation Announce Operational Enhancements to Expand Virtual Educational Programs and Better Support Veterans
November 25, 2020
Charleston, SC – November 23, 2020 – In an effort to increase their reach to students, educators and veterans and the involvement of the 69 living recipients of the Medal…