Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Garfield M. Langhorn – Vietnam War – Pleiku Province – January 1969

When the perimeter collapsed and darkness closed in, he stayed on the radio. When a grenade landed among the wounded, he chose their lives over his own.

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Medal of Honor: Dwight H. Johnson – Vietnam War – Kontum Province – January 1968

When his tank was crippled, he stepped into the fire on foot. With no thought of survival, he turned a collapsing fight into stubborn resistance.

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Medal of Honor: Arthur O. Beyer – World War II – Belgium – January 1945

He left the protection of his gun and walked alone into enemy fire. One man dismantled an entire defensive line by sheer resolve.

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Medal of Honor: John E. Warren Jr. – Vietnam War – Republic of Vietnam – January 1969

Six feet from the enemy bunker, he was already leading the charge. When death fell among his men, he chose to fall with it.

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Medal of Honor: William D. Port – Vietnam War – Republic of Vietnam – January 1968

Wounded and under relentless fire, he ran back into the fight to save another. Moments later, he chose to give his life so that three others could live.

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Medal of Honor: Ronald E. Rosser – Korean War – Korea – January 1952

When his unit was pinned down on a frozen hillside, he charged alone into the enemy’s fire. Three times he climbed the hill under fire, turning overwhelming resistance into victory.

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Medal of Honor: Alexander R. Nininger, Jr. – World War II – Philippines – January 1942

When another unit faltered under overwhelming fire, he stepped forward without orders. Wounded again and again, he fought alone deep inside the enemy position until silence fell.