What is the Medal of Honor?

Posted by Harry Hayward on August 21, 2009 at 11:48 am

The Medal of Honor is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon service members, and is presented by the President in the name of the Congress. Individuals who wear it call themselves “recipients” (not winners) The medal is presented only to the bravest of the brave, and so far, only five have been presented for service in Iraq and Afganistan.

To date, 3,465 Medals of Honor have been awarded, covering all branches of the United States military.

There is a comprehensive web portal to the recipients, recommendation process and history of the Medal of Honor at Army.mil Features

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Posted by Harry Hayward
August 21, 2009 at 11:48 am

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Artist’s design concepts

Posted by Harry Hayward on August 12, 2009 at 1:44 pm

: looking north toward Memorial Way

: Elevation showing the bookstone and pedestals

: center of the memorial from above

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Posted by Harry Hayward
August 12, 2009 at 1:44 pm

Memorial Dedication

On Nov. 11, 2009, the UW Medal of Honor Memorial was dedicated to eight ordinary individuals who faced extraordinary circumstances with courage and selflessness, who answered the call and changed the course of history.