Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Fernando Luis Garcia, Korean War, September 5, 1952

In the dark, shell-torn hills of Korea, when the night burned with enemy mortars and the air filled with the whistle of grenades, one young Marine from Puerto Rico made a choice that would echo forever.

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Medal of Honor: HM3 Edward C. Benfold Korean War - September 5, 1952

Hospital Corpsman Edward C. Benfold was not armed with a rifle or grenades, but with bandages, morphine, and a voice of calm encouragement. His mission was not to take life, but to save it

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Medal of Honor: Private First Class Gino J. Merli Rank, World War II, September 4-5, 1944

When Pfc. Gino Merliâ€™s company came under a ferocious counterattack by superior German forces. His machine-gun position quickly became the last line of resistance.

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Medal of Honor: Rear Admiral James Bond Stockdale, Vietnam War, September 4, 1969

Admiral James Bond Stockdale, the highest-ranking naval officer held at the infamous "Hanoi Hilton," proved that courage does not only roar with gunfireâ€”it can whisper through iron bars and broken bones.

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Medal of Honor: Sergeant Lawrence David Peters, Vietnam War, September 4, 1967

Sometimes leadership is measured not by rank but by the willingness to stand tall in the storm. Sergeant Lawrence David Peters did just that during Operation SWIFT.

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Medal of Honor: Lieutenant Vincent R. Capodanno, Vietnam War, September 4, 1967

He carried no rifle, yet he stood in the firestorm. Lieutenant Vincent R. Capodanno, a Navy chaplain with the 5th Marines, gave his life not with bullets, but with prayer, compassion, and the fearless courage to stand between death and his Marines.

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Medal of Honor: Master Sergeant Mike C. PeÃ±a, Korean War, September 4, 1950

In the chaos of Koreaâ€™s desperate early battles, one Texan made a final stand. With his men out of ammunition and retreating to safety, Master Sergeant Mike C. PeÃ±a stayed behind, alone, to hold off the enemy until dawn.