•During the Vietnam War, 246 Medals of Honor were received, 154 of them posthumously(After Death). Army 160, followed by 57 to the Marines, 16 to the Navy and the remaining 13 to the Air Force
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Congressional Space Medal of Honor was created on 1969-09-29.
Peter Lemon during the Vietnam War.
As of 2021, 989 Eagle Scouts have received the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Eagle Scout award is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America, while the Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.
Some 3408 people (3407 men and one woman) have received the Congressional Medal of Honor for an act of highest valor. I know of no one being awarded it for a song. The band Restless Heart recorded a song "The Torch of Freedom" (2003) that is featured on the official web site of the Congressional Medal of Honor. A link is provided that will take the curious party to the site where the song can be heard.
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Why was Lawrence M. Peters awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor for his service in Vietnam?
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Father Vincent Capodanno was a Navy Chaplain who was killed while trying to protect a corpsman who was giving first aid to another soldier during the Vietnam War. He received the Congressional Medal of honor, three purple hearts and a Bronze star. He is the most recognized and respected Chaplain from the Vietnam War.
87 African-Americans have received the Medal of Honor. found on http://www.navy.mil/moh/faq.html
Kern Dunagan was a Medal of Honor recipient. He got the purple heart for wounds he received during the battle where he received the MoH.
She is the only woman to have received the Medal of Honor.
1,522 were awarded during the civil war.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor was created on 1969-09-29.
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Rosa Parks received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996 and the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1999.
IRISH. "The Irish have more than twice the number awarded any other ethnic group." and "257 Irish-born Americans have received the Congressional Medal of Honor which represents more than half of foreign-born MOH recipients.."