Tag: Department of Defense
Medal Of Honor
by admin on Oct.20, 2009, under Tribute
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest military decoration. It has been bestowed on
3,447 men and one woman since President Abraham Lincoln signed it into law on Dec. 21, 1861.
It is reserved for those who are distinguished “by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States.” Five servicemembers have received the Medal of Honor – all posthumously – since the global war on terror began following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
This quote was taken from the U.S. Department of Defense website. Click here to visit. I didn’t know that the Dept. of Defense had a website dedicated to their Medal recipients, and I’m glad to see that they do. These people deserve to be remembered for their heroic and selfless acts on the battlefield.
