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The Meal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "…conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States…" Because of its nature, the medal is frequently awarded posthumously.

Trivia about congressional medal of honor

  • About 180,000 black soldiers served in the Union army; 23 won this highest military award
  • George Custer's brother Thomas was the only person in the U.S. Army to win 2 of these medals during the war
  • Dr. Mary Walker was awarded this for her Civil War work; Congress took it away in 1917 & restored it in 1977
  • There are Army, Navy & Air Force versions of this highest U.S. medal
  • The roughly 140 living recipients of this medal bestow the Patriot Award on Americans who advance freedom
  • 131 of these highest U.S. military awards for battlefield bravery were awarded in the Korean War
  • For service as a medical officer in 1865 Mary Walker became only woman to win this
  • The only woman to receive this foremost military decoration is Dr. Mary Walker, for her actions at Bull Run
  • George Custer's brother Thomas was the only person to receive 2 of these medals during the war
  • In 1997, 5 decades late, 7 black soldiers received this highest award for bravery during WWII
  • William H. Carney, of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, was the first black soldier honored with this medal
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands in a room with a podium and plaques along the walls in the Pentagon.) The Pentagon's Hall of Heroes is dedicated to over 3,440 recipients of this, our nation's highest military decoration
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the Normandy American Cemetery in France.) At the Normandy American Cemetery, the engraving above the chapel door is a replica of this award for valor; three recipients are buried at the cemetery
  • Salvatore Giunta, the first living recipient of this medal for actions in Afghanistan, calls himself a mediocre soldier

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