President Biden on Tuesday awarded the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam-era Army helicopter pilot who saved four of his comrades in a daring rescue mission. Biden called it an act of “incredible&#… Lester Holt talks to Retired U.S. Army Colonel Paris Davis ahead of the White House ceremony where he was awarded the Medal of Honor. The long-awaited honor comes after the paperwork for Davis WASHINGTON, DC – On June 2, 2015, President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Army Sergeant William Shemin and to Army Private Henry Johnson for conspicuous gallantry during World War I. Sergeant William Shemin will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions while serving as a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 47th
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WASHINGTON – One of the first Black commanders to lead an elite unit in combat received Friday the nation's highest award for valor, fixing what advocates viewed as a decadeslong injustice. President Joe Biden hung the blue ribboned Medal of Honor around the neck of retired U.S. Army Col. Paris D. Davis at a White House ceremony.
Baker was the only living recipient at the time of the ceremony. As of November 2019, the most recent African-American service member to receive the Medal of Honor was Marine Sgt. Major John L. Canley for his actions during the Battle of Hue in January-February 1968 in the Vietnam War. The Medal of Honor recipient wants Americans to ‘look at what unites us’. Caitlyn Shelton. Updated: Mar 26, 2023 / 09:19 PM CDT. ( NewsNation) — This weekend, the U.S. is observing National Medal of Honor Day. It’s a time to recall and honor the valor and bravery of our servicemen and women who have gone above and beyond the call of duty.
Charles H. Coolidge (front) is joined by nine other recipients of the Medal of Honor during the dedication of the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center in Chattanooga, Tenn
Irish-born Boatswain’S Mate Patrick Mullen earned two Medals of Honor in 1865. On March 17, during a boating expedition, Mullen’s howitzer fire dispersed enemy soldiers. Then, on May 1, he Retired Army Sgt. Maj. Kenneth E. Stumpf, a Medal of Honor recipient, died Saturday at the age of 77, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Stumpf was a specialist on April 25 Among the more recent honors, in October 2011, a new headquarters building at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina was named in his honor. In 2014, his home state of Illinois
The Army said Friday, May 19, 2023, that the remains of Cpl. Luther H. Story will be buried May 29 at Andersonville National Cemetery near the soldier's hometown of Americus, Georgia. President
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A monument to the aviator and another Baltimore World War I Medal of Honor recipient, Army Private Henry Gilbert Costin, was erected in the city's downtown in 1939. During World War II, there were I also want to thank the previous Medal of Honor recipients who are here, who have joined us today to recognize their brother in arms: Leroy Petry, William Swenson, Melvin Morris, Matthew Williams Retired Army Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, is set to receive the Medal of Honor for his service in the Vietnam War at the White House .