Medal of Honor
Highest award in the United States Armed Forces
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the highest military decoration of the United States Armed Forces and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. The medal is normally awarded by the president of the United States (the commander in chief of the armed forces) and is presented "in the name of Congress." According to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Congressional Medal of Honor (CMOH) "is sometimes mistakenly used because the Medal was created by Congress," though it is not an ongoing Congressional medal but rather a military medal; the official name of the award is simply "Medal of Honor". There are three distinct variants of the medal: one for the Department of the Army, awarded to soldiers; one for branches of the Department of the Navy, awarded to sailors, marines, and coast guardsmen; and one for military branches of the Department of the Air Force, awarded to airmen and guardians...
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