Medal of honor recipients

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Medal of Honor Monday: Bennie Adkins & the Battle of A Shau
#MedalofHonor Monday! 🇺🇸 A Green Beret engages in a multi-day battle in Vietnam. Bennie Adkins was drafted into #USArmy, but he volunteered to serve in the Special Forces. “I wanted to be the best that I could possibly be.” #MondayMotivaton #History
The Marine The Viet Cong Couldn’t Break He Was Last Seen On a Jungle Trail in November 1967 | War History Online
The Medal of Honor hero known as a 'one-man Marine Corps' has died
Medals of America
In honor of my Dad::: POW of the Japanese for 3 1/2 yrs ::: Prisoner of War (POW) Medal (pass it on)
How to Identify World War II Ribbons and Medals
This medal was awarded to any member of the US military to serve in the Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1945.
WW2 American Campaign Ribbon Pinback Bar | eBay
WW2 American Campaign Ribbon Pinback Bar | eBay
Last seen punching with one hand & his trench knife in the other. They found his body surrounded by 40 dead Koreans, | War History Online
Last seen punching with one hand & his trench knife in the other. They found his body surrounded by 40 dead Koreans,
List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Battle of Iwo Jima. Hershel W. Williams USMC
Medal of Honor: He Took Out Three German Bunkers On His Own at the Battle of Crucifix Hill | War History Online
Medal of Honor: He Took Out Three German Bunkers On His Own at the Battle of Crucifix Hill
Michael Fitzmaurice - Recipient -
Valor awards for SP4 Michael John Fitzmaurice (1950 - ) US Army. Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, in action against enemy aggressor forces at Khe Sanh, Republic of Vietnam, on 23 March 1971. Specialist Fourth Class Fitzmaurice's extraordinary heroism in action... contributed significantly to the successful defense of the position and resulted in saving the lives of a number of his fellow soldiers.
John R. Kane - Wikipedia
1 Aug 1943 - For his actions 72 years ago today, John R. Kane would be awarded the Medal of Honor for leading the 98th in Operation Tidal Wave, a low-altitude attack on oil refineries in Ploieşti, Romania.