Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Donald Gilbert Cook – Vietnam War – Republic of Vietnam – 1964–1967

In captivity, without weapons or rank to protect him, he led by sacrifice alone. Through suffering and self-denial, he upheld honor when survival demanded surrender.

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Medal of Honor: Robert L. Howard – Vietnam War – Republic of Vietnam – December 1968

Wounded, weaponless, and unable to walk, he refused to abandon his men. Through sheer will and courage, he turned near annihilation into survival.

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Medal of Honor: David P. Nash – Vietnam War – Republic of Vietnam – December 1968

When death fell among his comrades in the dark, he chose to become the shield. In a single, selfless act, he turned certain loss into life.

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Medal of Honor: Delbert O. Jennings – Vietnam War – Republic of Vietnam – December 1966

When the perimeter began to collapse, he stepped into the killing ground. Holding the line with sheer will and fire, he turned retreat into survival.

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Medal of Honor: Eli Whiteley – World War II – France – December 1944

Wounded again and again, he refused to fall back. Driving forward through fire and blood, he shattered enemy resistance one building at a time.

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Medal of Honor: Keith L. Ware – World War II – France – December 1944

When his battalion stalled beneath crushing fire, he chose to lead from the very front. Walking into the storm of enemy guns, he turned personal courage into decisive victory.

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Medal of Honor: Thomas B. McGuire Jr. – World War II – Philippines – December 1944

Outnumbered, outgunned, and repeatedly in the heart of the fight, he chose his comrades over his own safety. In the skies over Luzon, one fighter ace flew not for victory alone, but to bring others home alive.