Gainesville Medal of Honor Host City Program. January 2, 2023 Medal of Honor Parade. We can accept 80 entries - with the possibility of standbys. Sign up closes April 3rd. Parade entry numbers will be issued the week prior to the parade. Questions. Email Parade.MoH@gmail.com. Tuesday’s ceremony comes a week after the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, died at the age of 98. Williams will lie in honor at the US Capitol. May 4, 2022 MIA-Medal of Honor recipient and WWII Army pilot laid to rest February 17, 2022 Doug Bush sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Eleven members of the Knights of Columbus have gone “above and beyond the call of duty” during their service in the U.S. military. By Andrew Fowler 6/30/2022. Medal of Honor recipient Edward Byers Jr. prays at the grave of his Navy SEAL teammate Nicolas Checque in Arlington National Cemetery. Checque was killed during a rescue mission in But perhaps one of the most well-known titles he holds is that of Medal of Honor recipient for his service as a Navy SEAL during the Vietnam War. Kerrey was born on Aug. 27, 1943, in Lincoln Simone Biles. On July 1, President Joe Biden announced the 17 recipients of the 2022 Presidential Medal of Freedom, and on July 7, Biden — an honoree himself, named by President Barack Obama RstFN. Medal of Honor Recipient Benefits A special tax-free Medal of Honor pension of $1,619.34 per month above and beyond any military pensions or other benefits for which they may be eligible. In its first announcement of 2022, the Carnegie Hero Fund is proud to recognize 18 civilians who risked their lives to save others. Each will receive the Carnegie Medal, North America’s highest honor for civilian heroism. Among those saved by this quarter’s awardees, were at least nine children ranging in age from 5 to 13 years old. The 2022 and 2023 National Defense Authorization Acts give officials until Oct. 1, 2024, to complete the review process that determines if at least five service members are eligible for the Medal Pitts was awarded the Medal of Honor on July 21, 2014, for actions on July 13, 2008, during the Battle of Wanat. As part of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Sergeant Pitts served as a Forward Observer. Along with Salvatore Giunta and Kyle J. White, Pitts is the third recipient of the Medal of Honor from 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment. Pitts Even better, 19 men have so far won the medal twice, and of these, five were born in Ireland: Henry Hogan, John Laverty, John Cooper, John King, and Patrick Mullen. Also among these 19 double medal recipients are three Irish Americans: Daniel Daly, John McCloy, and John Joseph Kelly. McCloughan receiving the Medal of Honor from President Donald

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