Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Steven L. Bennett – Vietnam War, June 29, 1972

He guided the burning Bronco toward the Gulf of Tonkin and attempted a controlled ditching. The aircraft cartwheeled upon impact. The front of the plane was crushed, and Bennett was killed on impact but his backseater survived

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Medal of Honor: Hector Santiago-Colón – Vietnam War, June 28, 1968

In that split second—the kind that defines eternity—Santiago-Colón made a decision few could comprehend: he grabbed the grenade, pulled it into his stomach, and turned his body to shield the others in the hole with him.

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Medal of Honor: Michael P. Murphy – War in Afghanistan, June 27–28, 2005

On June 28, after being discovered by local goat herders—whom the SEALs released in accordance with the Rules of Engagement—the team’s location was compromised.

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Medal of Honor: Hammett L. Bowen Jr. – Vietnam War, June 27, 1969

With no time to think and only instinct and courage to guide him, Bowen shouted a warning and threw himself onto the grenade. The blast tore through his body—but not his men.

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Medal of Honor: Kiyoshi K. Muranaga – World War II, June 26, 1944

Private First Class Kiyoshi Muranaga made a decision that would cost him his life but save many others. Muranaga stayed behind—alone—choosing to confront the deadly enemy weapon by himself

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Medal of Honor: Carlos C. Ogden – World War II, June 25, 1944

His solo assault broke the German stronghold and shattered their resistance. Inspired by his courage, Ogden’s men surged forward and seized their objective.

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Medal of Honor: Harold Glenn Epperson – World War II, June 25, 1944

Epperson's gun emplacement became a focal point of the attack. With cool determination and ferocious resolve, he fired round after round into the onrushing enemy, cutting down wave after wave of infiltrators and buying precious seconds for his battalion.