HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) -- The White House announced July 27, 2018, that Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor Aug. 22, for his extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Takur Ghar, Afghanistan, in March 2002. According to the Medal of Honor nomination, Chapman distinguished himself on the The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress March 3rd, 1863, has posthumously awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to Sergeant First Class Alwyn C The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest military award for valor. Throughout its history, there have been 3,534 medals awarded to 3,515 recipients. Many of these awards were received posthumously. There are only 65 living Medal of Honor recipients as of the end of September 2022. Army Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee received the Medal of Honor on Thursday alongside family members of Sgts. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe and Christopher Celiz, who were posthumously awarded the nation’s March 25th is National Medal of Honor Day, a day dedicated to all Medal of Honor recipients. The first Medal of Honor was presented on March 25th 1863. Since then, there have been 3,515 Medals of Honor presented to 3,495 service men (and one woman). Every Medal of Honor recipient has done something amazing while serving this country, but we can . Of the 32 recipients in Tennessee, five have been presented with the Medal of Honor for their service during the Vietnam War, and on Tuesday, Sept. 5, Capt. Larry Taylor, a former Cobra helicopter President Trump awarded U.S. Army Sgt. Major Thomas P. Payne the Medal of Honor on Sept. 11 after helping save more than 70 hostages from the Islamic State. (Video: The Washington Post) Share First Sgt. Leonard Funk Jr. Funk was a Medal of Honor recipient and one of the most decorated paratroopers of World War II. He jumped into Normandy on D-Day, earned the Distinguished Service Cross Only seven Medals of Honor have been awarded since the Vietnam War, all posthumously – two for service in Somalia, one in Afghanistan and four in Iraq. The most recent Medal of Honor was given posthumously to Army Spc. Ross McGinnis in June for his service in Iraq. Today, there are 103 living recipients of the Medal of Honor. She was an abolitionist, surgeon, prisoner of war and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor. Walker poses for a photo wearing her Medal of Honor (Library of Congress) On November 26, 1832, Walker was born in Oswego, New York. The youngest of seven children, the entire family worked on a farm. Walker’s parents encouraged independence

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