NPR: Medal of Honor https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=140495179 Medal of Honor en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:46:47 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Medal of Honor https://www.npr.org/tags/140495179/medal-of-honor Pentagon website removes, then restores, page honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient Charles C. Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970. But a profile of the Vietnam War veteran was caught in an "auto removal process," the Defense Department says. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:45:19 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5330848/defense-pentagon-black-medal-of-honor-charles-rogers https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5330848/defense-pentagon-black-medal-of-honor-charles-rogers

Charles C. Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon in 1970. But a profile of the Vietnam War veteran was caught in an "auto removal process," the Defense Department says.

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]]> Bill Chappell Biden to award Medal of Honor to Korean and Vietnam War veterans The Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, is awarded to service members who display exceptional valor in combat. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/g-s1-40900/biden-medal-of-honor-vietnam-korea https://www.npr.org/2025/01/03/g-s1-40900/biden-medal-of-honor-vietnam-korea

The Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration, is awarded to service members who display exceptional valor in combat.

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]]> Lexie Schapitl 2 Union soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Confederate train hijacking President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive in Confederate territory and drove it north while destroying railroad tracks and telegraph lines. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 01:28:09 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/07/04/g-s1-8315/union-soldiers-medal-of-honor-confederate-train-raid https://www.npr.org/2024/07/04/g-s1-8315/union-soldiers-medal-of-honor-confederate-train-raid

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive in Confederate territory and drove it north while destroying railroad tracks and telegraph lines.

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]]> The Associated Press A Vietnam veteran helicopter pilot receives the Medal of Honor for a daring rescue Capt. Larry Taylor received the award from President Biden for flying into heavy enemy fire to save four members of a reconnaissance team from almost certain death as they were about to be overrun. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:33:52 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/09/06/1197819795/a-vietnam-veteran-helicopter-pilot-receives-the-medal-of-honor-for-a-daring-resc https://www.npr.org/2023/09/06/1197819795/a-vietnam-veteran-helicopter-pilot-receives-the-medal-of-honor-for-a-daring-resc Capt. Larry Taylor received the award from President Biden for flying into heavy enemy fire to save four members of a reconnaissance team from almost certain death as they were about to be overrun.

]]> The Associated Press Woody Williams, the last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98 As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:22:09 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/06/29/1108653227/woody-williams-medal-of-honor-iwo-jima-dies https://www.npr.org/2022/06/29/1108653227/woody-williams-medal-of-honor-iwo-jima-dies As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions.

]]> The Associated Press Senators Push For Medal Of Honor For Late Black Medic Who Saved Lives At Normandy Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr., a member of an African American battalion, treated scores of soldiers wounded on D-Day but was passed over for the medal. Lawmakers and relatives have tried to change that. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 13:56:42 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2020/09/09/911031447/senators-push-for-medal-of-honor-for-late-black-medic-who-saved-lives-at-normand https://www.npr.org/2020/09/09/911031447/senators-push-for-medal-of-honor-for-late-black-medic-who-saved-lives-at-normand

Cpl. Waverly Woodson Jr., a member of an African American battalion, treated scores of soldiers wounded on D-Day but was passed over for the medal. Lawmakers and relatives have tried to change that.

]]> Eleanor Beardsley Remembering The 1st Veterans Memorialized By Veterans Day Many Americans may have forgotten that Veterans Day began as a commemoration of World War I veterans. NPR's Kathleen Rushlow remembers her grandfather, who served in the 12th Machine Gun Battalion. Mon, 11 Nov 2019 05:01:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/11/11/777635075/remembering-the-1st-veterans-memorialized-by-veterans-day https://www.npr.org/2019/11/11/777635075/remembering-the-1st-veterans-memorialized-by-veterans-day

Many Americans may have forgotten that Veterans Day began as a commemoration of World War I veterans. NPR's Kathleen Rushlow remembers her grandfather, who served in the 12th Machine Gun Battalion.

]]> Kathleen Kelley Rushlow Medal Of Honor Awarded To Iraq War Veteran Retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the nation's highest medal for heroism for saving his squad in Fallujah, Iraq. Bellavia is the first living veteran of that war to be so honored. Tue, 25 Jun 2019 17:24:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/06/25/735877430/medal-of-honor-awarded-to-iraq-war-veteran https://www.npr.org/2019/06/25/735877430/medal-of-honor-awarded-to-iraq-war-veteran Retired Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the nation's highest medal for heroism for saving his squad in Fallujah, Iraq. Bellavia is the first living veteran of that war to be so honored.

]]> David Welna Medal Of Honor Awarded To Army Medic For Covert Operation During Vietnam War Army Capt. Gary Rose is credited with saving the lives of dozens of soldiers during a dayslong operation in Laos, as he ran into enemy fire to save the wounded. The mission was classified for decades. Mon, 23 Oct 2017 16:01:08 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/23/559587876/medal-of-honor-awarded-to-army-medic-for-covert-operation-during-vietnam-war https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/23/559587876/medal-of-honor-awarded-to-army-medic-for-covert-operation-during-vietnam-war

Army Capt. Gary Rose is credited with saving the lives of dozens of soldiers during a dayslong operation in Laos, as he ran into enemy fire to save the wounded. The mission was classified for decades.

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]]> Camila Domonoske Obama: Medal Of Honor Recipient Offers Needed Inspiration The president described Lt. Col. Charles Kettles as reminder of "goodness and decency" after a "tough couple of weeks." Kettles is credited in saving 44 lives during the Vietnam War. Mon, 18 Jul 2016 16:02:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/18/486497181/obama-medal-of-honor-recipient-offers-needed-inspiration https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/18/486497181/obama-medal-of-honor-recipient-offers-needed-inspiration The president described Lt. Col. Charles Kettles as reminder of "goodness and decency" after a "tough couple of weeks." Kettles is credited in saving 44 lives during the Vietnam War.

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