Medal of Honor | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-05

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Medal of Honor


00:02:05 1 History
00:05:13 1.1 Medal of Honor
00:10:03 2 Appearance
00:10:47 2.1 Army Medal of Honor
00:11:45 2.2 Navy Medal of Honor
00:12:26 2.3 Air Force Medal of Honor
00:13:18 2.4 Historical versions
00:15:56 3 Neck ribbon, service ribbon, and lapel button
00:17:17 4 Devices
00:18:27 5 Medal of Honor flag
00:20:20 6 Presenting
00:21:15 6.1 Evolution of criteria
00:27:26 7 Authority and privileges
00:28:24 7.1 Privileges and courtesies
00:31:09 7.2 Saluting
00:31:39 8 Legal protection
00:34:37 8.1 Enforcement
00:35:41 9 Duplicate medals
00:36:10 10 Recipients
00:42:15 10.1 Double recipients
00:43:27 10.2 Related recipients
00:44:47 10.3 Late awards
00:48:30 11 27th Maine and other revoked awardings
00:50:47 12 Similar named American decorations
00:52:05 13 See also



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SUMMARY
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The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. The medal is normally awarded by the President of the United States in the name of the U.S. Congress.  Because the medal is presented "in the name of Congress", it is often referred to informally as the "Congressional Medal of Honor".  However, the official name of the current award is "Medal of Honor." Within United States Code the medal is referred to as the "Medal of Honor", and less frequently as "Congressional Medal of Honor". U.S. awards, including the Medal of Honor, do not have post-nominal titles, and while there is no official abbreviation, the most common abbreviations are "MOH" and "MH".There are three versions of the medal, one for the Army, one for the Navy, and one for the Air Force. Personnel of the Marine Corps and Coast Guard receive the Navy version. The Medal of Honor was introduced for the Navy in 1861, soon followed by an Army version in 1862. The Medal of Honor is the oldest continuously issued combat decoration of the United States armed forces.The President normally presents the Medal of Honor at a formal ceremony in Washington, D.C. that is intended to represent the gratitude of the U.S. people, with posthumous presentations made to the primary next of kin. According to the Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States, there have been 3522 Medals of Honor awarded to the nation's soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen since the decoration's creation, with just less than half of them awarded for actions during the four years of the American Civil War.In 1990, Congress designated March 25 annually as "National Medal of Honor Day". Due to its prestige and status, the Medal of Honor is afforded special protection under U.S. law against any unauthorized adornment, sale, or manufacture, which includes any associated ribbon or badge.