Remember Our Post-Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipients

By: - May 14, 2018

Created during the American Civil War, the Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military decoration awarded to soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who have at the risk of their own lives above and beyond the call of duty defended against the enemies of the United States.

Medal of Honor

Since Vietnam, 20 U.S. servicemen have earned the Medal of Honor from the battlefields of Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Eight were awarded posthumously after paying the ultimate sacrifice.

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