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How a Civil War Drummer Boy Became the Youngest Medal of Honor Recipient
Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.
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Medal of Honor Day to remember award winners March 25
The Sgt. Wm. Pittenger Camp 21 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War invite everyone to join them in honoring all those who have received their nation’s highest honor, at its annual Medal of Honor ...
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Thousands of West Virginian Civil War medals remain unclaimed
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia would not be the state it is today without the sacrifice made by thousands of Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War. However, many of those who fought ...
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The first Medals of Honor received for a foreign conflict happened in Korea
The Medal of Honor, the United States’ highest award for valor in the face of the enemy, was established during the Civil War ...
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Bill Introduced To Honor 200,000 Black Union Soldiers With Gold Medal
A new bill aims to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the African Americans who fought for the Union in the Civil War. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ ...
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Korean War vets receive medals
At a ceremony Tuesday in the chapel of the Van Zandt VA Medical Center, chaplain and South Korea native ... conferring Korean Peace Medals on four local Korean War veterans to thank them for ...