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6 U.S. Servicemen Receive the Medal of Honor in 1945

Posted In: Video Library | March 30, 2020

At the White House on December 18, 1945, President Harry S. Truman presented six World War II U.S. servicemen with the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest medal for valor in combat. The six men were: Vito R. Bertoldo (Army), Francis X. Burke (Army), Michael Colalillo (Army), Robert H. Dunlap (Marine Corps), Richard M. McCool, Jr. (Navy), and Vernon McGarity (Army). No sound.

More about Vito R. Bertoldo More about Francis X. Burke More about Michael "Mike". Colalillo More about Robert H. Dunlap More about Richard M. McCool Jr. More about Vernon McGarity

Brian Thacker: Dear Young American, “You have to keep going”

Brian Thacker, Medal of Honor Recipient, speaks to America’s youth. Film by the Military Times.

D Day: The Medal of Honor on Omaha Beach

Featuring the stories of Medal of Honor Recipients Pinder, Barrett, and Monteith, this video gives viewers a chance to learn about D-Day from three very different perspectives. Educators looking to […]

Daly, Michael World War II

Living history interview with Michael Daly, Medal of Honor Recipient for World War II.