The Tuskegee Airmen helped win a war, and you helped change our nation for the better. Yours is the story of the human spirit, and it ends like all great stories do -- with wisdom and lessons and hope for tomorrow. And the medal that we confer today means that we're doing a small ...
Today, before a rapt crowd in the Capitol Rotunda that had gathered to honor the legendary athlete with a Congressional Gold Medal, the younger Nicklaus answered by telling the story of the 1986 Masters.The Columbus Dispatch
OSS personnel included the Hollywood actor Sterling Hayden; Fred Mayer, the real “inglorious bastard” who was nominated for the Medal of Honor: the “French Chef” Julia Child; Virginia Hall, the only American civilian woman to receive the Distinguished Service Cross in World War II; Supreme ...
galvanized the Civil Rights movement and changed our nation,” lead sponsor Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)said in a press release. “That legacy is still felt today and honoring it is more important than ever… [The award] would be a long overdue recognition of what the ...
Although this medal was also to be presented in the name of the Congress of the United States and today is often referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor, the regulations for awarding the Medal of Honor have from the beginning been the responsibility of the armed services.23 There is...
The Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act directs that Vaughan's medal, bestowed posthumously, be given to the Smithsonian Institution for display and Jackson's posthumous honor be given to her family. Johnson is 99 today; Darden is 75. The lives and careers of Johnson, Vaughan, Jackson...
The Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act directs that Vaughan's medal, bestowed posthumously, be given to the Smithsonian Institution for display and Jackson's posthumous honor be given to her family. Johnson is 99 today; Darden is 75. ...
Each award represents hours of community service and projects, with bronze awarded for 200 hours and silver for 400 hours. Sexton, 17, is a homeschooled junior who volunteers at Camden Clark Medical Center. “It was an honor to receive these awards,” Sexton said Wednesday. “I’ve ga...
Neeland was among five individuals throughout the United States who were recognized today by theCongressional Medal of Honor Societythrough its Citizen Honors Awards program. Three of the recipients lost their lives in their acts of valor.
Neeland was among five individuals throughout the United States who were recognized today by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society through its Citizen Honors Awards program. Three of the recipients lost their lives in their acts of valor....