1. Harold Turner: World War I. The only indigenous Medal of Honor recipient in World War I, Harold Turner was second-in-command of a platoon that fought near St. Etienne, France. With the last four members of his platoon sheltering from a barrage, Turner attacked alone, running 25 yards under “continual fire from four machine guns.”. East Room. 11:43 A.M. EST. THE PRESIDENT: Please, all — please be seated. I have to say at the outset — and I’ve had the great honor — and we have other Medal of Honor recipients here She was an abolitionist, surgeon, prisoner of war and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor. Walker poses for a photo wearing her Medal of Honor (Library of Congress) On November 26, 1832, Walker was born in Oswego, New York. The youngest of seven children, the entire family worked on a farm. Walker’s parents encouraged independence Only seven Medals of Honor have been awarded since the Vietnam War, all posthumously – two for service in Somalia, one in Afghanistan and four in Iraq. The most recent Medal of Honor was given posthumously to Army Spc. Ross McGinnis in June for his service in Iraq. Today, there are 103 living recipients of the Medal of Honor. The three most recent Medal of Honor recipients from Washington were recognized Wednesday in a public ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda. William Swenson,Ty Carter, Leroy Petry, Joe Jackson. 1.3K. As Larry Taylor (’66) sits for a photograph in the Vietnam War section of the Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a young soldier wearing an orange Vols shirt stands to the side looking on at the country’s most recent Medal of Honor recipient. Show Caption + Mr. John Kaneshiro, the son of former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edward Kaneshiro, receives the Medal of Honor from the president Joseph R. Biden in the East Room at the White House in The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest military award for valor. Throughout its history, there have been 3,534 medals awarded to 3,515 recipients. Many of these awards were received posthumously. There are only 65 living Medal of Honor recipients as of the end of September 2022. kqoXv.

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