Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: James W. Fous - Vietnam War - May 14, 1968

In the darkness of a jungle perimeter, a Viet Cong grenade landed among four American soldiers. One young infantryman made a split-second decision that saved every man beside him.

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Medal of Honor: Robert T. Waugh - World War II - May 11-14, 1944

The Gustav Line was one of the most heavily defended German positions in Italy. One American lieutenant shattered part of it almost single-handedly.

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Medal of Honor: Louis James Hauge Jr. - Okinawa - May 14, 1945

Pinned down by murderous machine-gun fire on Okinawa, an entire flank of Marines was being torn apart. One wounded Marine charged the enemy guns alone.

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Medal of Honor: James H. Diamond - World War II - May 8-14, 1945

For nearly a week on Mindanao, he repeatedly volunteered for the most dangerous missions on the battlefield. Wounded, exhausted, and under relentless fire, he kept putting himself in harmâ€™s way to save others.

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Medal of Honor: David F. Winder - Vietnam War - May 13, 1970

Unarmed and wounded, he crawled through a storm of bullets toward fallen soldiers calling for help. Even after being hit again, the young medic kept moving forward.

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Medal of Honor: Kenneth L. Olson - Vietnam War - May 13, 1968

Pinned down only yards from an enemy bunker, he continued the assault despite devastating fire. When a live grenade fell into his own position, he made a decision that saved the lives of the men beside him.

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Medal of Honor: Kern W. Dunagan - Vietnam War - May 13-14, 1969

Twice wounded and surrounded by a numerically superior enemy force, he refused evacuation and stayed with his men. Even after leading his company out of disaster, he turned back into the darkness to rescue one more soldier.