The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of the Congress the Medal of Honor to CAPTAIN JON E. SWANSON UNITED STATES ARMY 1st Special Forces. Military Service Branch: U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Action Date: September 17, 1969. Medal of Honor Action Place: Chi Lang, Republic of Vietnam. Citation. Staff Sergeant Melvin Morris distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Commander of a Strike Force drawn President Donald J. Trump presents the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 30, 2019. The U.S. military has doled out exactly 3,535 Medals of Honor since the award's introduction during the U.S. Civil War, and as of August 2023, only 65 recipients were still alive. Medal of Honor recipient Army Sgt. Maj. Thomas P. Payne delivers remarks during the ceremony inducting him into the Pentagon Hall of Heroes, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., July 6, 2022. Tours of Duty. Retired Capt. Gary “Mike” Rose enlisted in the U. S. Army, April 4, 1967. He attended basic training at Fort Ord, California, and Infantry Advanced Individual Training at Fort The name of the Medal is simply “Medal of Honor” — the word “Congressional” is sometimes mistakenly used because the Medal was created by Congress; however, the Medal is purely a military award. The Congressional Medal of Honor Society was chartered by Congress, which is why the word Congressional precedes the Society’s name. This is the complete list of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and incorporates additional details regarding the recipient's entry into the service, specialties, mission details, and gravesite images. There is over 3,500 Medal of Honor recipients for service in the U.S. military. Find recipients and citations by name, conflict, and branch. Vay Tiền Trả Góp 24 Tháng.

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