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BOSTON, Sept. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Medal of Honor Recipients are recognizing ordinary Americans today as part of its Citizen Honors Awards for Valor and Service.
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- BOSTON, Sept. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Medal of Honor Recipients are recognizing ordinary Americans today as part of its Citizen Honors Awards for Valor and Service.
- About the Congressional Medal of Honor Society:
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Medal of Honor and its Recipients, inspiring Americans, and supporting the Recipients as they connect with communities across the country.
- The Society carries out its mission through outreach, education and preservation programs, including the Medal of Honor Museum , Congressional Medal of Honor Outreach Program s, the Congressional Medal of Honor Character Development Program , and the Congressional Medal of Honor Citizen Honors Awards for Valor and Service.
- As part of Public Law 106-83 , the Medal of the Honor Memorial Act, the Medal of Honor Museum, which is co-located with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's headquarters on board the U.S.S.
CHARLESTON, S.C., July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 20 living Medal of Honor recipients are in Charleston, South Carolina to recognize and honor the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's 2020 and 2021 Citizen Honors Service Awardshonorees.
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- CHARLESTON, S.C., July 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 20 living Medal of Honor recipients are in Charleston, South Carolina to recognize and honor the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's 2020 and 2021 Citizen Honors Service Awardshonorees.
- In addition to the Citizen Honors Service Awards dinner, Medal of Honor Recipients will conduct Veterans Outreach Programs at Joint Base Charleston and the Scientific Research Corporation.
- The Citizen Honors Award Honorees receive their awards from a group of Americans whose actions have defined the words courage and selfless service Medal of Honor Recipients.
- For more information about the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, visit the Congressional Medal of Honor Society website at http://www.cmohs.org/
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society will hold its annual celebration for recipients of the United States' highest military award for valor in Knoxville, Sept. 13-17, 2022.
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- KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society will hold its annual celebration for recipients of the United States' highest military award for valor in Knoxville, Sept. 13-17, 2022.
- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society's CDP has successfully trained over 17,500 educators across the country to inspire students through the six core values of courage, sacrifice, commitment, integrity, citizenship and patriotism embodied in the Medal of Honor.
- The Knoxville Medal of Honor Celebration team will travel to Boston this September to accept the official Congressional Medal of Honor Society flag and bring it back to Knoxville where it will be raised at the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial at World's Fair Park.
- "I'm delighted the convention is returning to Knoxville and honored to work with the Medal of Honor recipients to help perpetuate the legacy of the Medal of Honor," said Joe Thompson, one of the Celebration directors.
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- While they moved through the village\'s graveyard, the enemy surrounded them on three sides and initiated intense fire.
- He served on the board of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.\nHe is survived by his wife, Barbara, two children, and two grandchildren.
- Burial arrangements are pending.\nThere are 66 recipients alive today.\nThe Congressional Medal of Honor Society was chartered by Congress in 1958 and consists exclusively of the living recipients of our nation\'s highest award for bravery in combat, the Medal of Honor.
- The name of the Medal is simply "Medal of Honor" the word "Congressional" is sometimes mistakenly used because the Medal was created by Congress; however, the Medal is purely a military award.
b'MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Ernest E. West, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the age of 89.\nIn October 1952, during the Korean War, Private First Class West had volunteered to join a combat patrol near Sataeri, Korea, looking for an enemy outpost.
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- b'MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., May 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Ernest E. West, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the age of 89.\nIn October 1952, during the Korean War, Private First Class West had volunteered to join a combat patrol near Sataeri, Korea, looking for an enemy outpost.
- West used his own body to shield the officer before placing the wounded man over his shoulder and retreating.
- West, who was burnt and shot, lost his left eye.\nA year after that battle, West was notified via telegraph that he was to receive the Medal of Honor.
- Although it is common to refer to the Medal as the Congressional Medal of Honor, it is simply named the Medal of Honor, although, as stated, the Congress did establish the Society as the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Charles H. Coolidge, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the age of 99.
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- MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Congressional Medal of Honor Society regretfully announces that Charles H. Coolidge, Medal of Honor recipient, passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the age of 99.
- For his actions on those four days, Coolidge was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony near Ulm, Germany, on June 18, 1945.
- He was the inspiration behind the establishment of the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center in Chattanooga.
- Although it is common to refer to the Medal as the Congressional Medal of Honor, it is simply named the Medal of Honor, although, as stated, the Congress did establish the Society as the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On National Medal of Honor Day, The Congressional Medal of Honor Society is pleased to announce their 2021 Citizen Honors Award Honorees outstanding Americans who have gone above and beyond to perform extraordinary acts of courage or service.
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- WASHINGTON, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On National Medal of Honor Day, The Congressional Medal of Honor Society is pleased to announce their 2021 Citizen Honors Award Honorees outstanding Americans who have gone above and beyond to perform extraordinary acts of courage or service.
- The Citizen Honors Awardees will receivethis award from a group of Americans whose actions have defined the words courage and selfless service Medal of Honor Recipients.
- Each year, the Society conducts a nationwide search to select individuals in four categories and one organization to receive their Citizen Honors Awards.
- These five individuals and one organization exemplify the values embodied in the Medal of Honor: courage, sacrifice, commitment, integrity, citizenship, and patriotism.
1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, the nation's only non-profit organization chartered by Congress to preserve the legacy of the Medal of Honor and its Recipients, is proud to announce the launch of its new online training portal.
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- 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, the nation's only non-profit organization chartered by Congress to preserve the legacy of the Medal of Honor and its Recipients, is proud to announce the launch of its new online training portal.
- This interactive course offers all K-12 educators across the country the opportunity to learn how to use the Medal of Honor Character Development Program from any computer or mobile device, whenever it is convenient for them.
- With more than eighty lessons, the Medal of Honor Character Development Program features extraordinary military and civilian stories, providing students examples to live by.
- The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation's grant will expand the Medal of Honor Character Development Program in-person instruction to twelve states while also providing interactive online training to ensure availability to all educators.
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With the Society focused on education and outreach around their core values of courage, sacrifice, commitment, integrity, citizenship, and patriotism, the Foundation can expand their development efforts in support of the Society.
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- With the Society focused on education and outreach around their core values of courage, sacrifice, commitment, integrity, citizenship, and patriotism, the Foundation can expand their development efforts in support of the Society.
- These operational changes have allowed the Society to further expand its educational programs through the Character Development Program.
- About The Congressional Medal of Honor Society: Charter by Congress in 1958, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society is a 501(c)(3) organization that is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Medal of Honor and its Recipients, inspiring America's youth and its Veterans, and supporting the Recipients as they connect with communities across the country.
- The Medal of Honor Foundation, established in 1999, advances the mission of the Society and provides a path for financial support through private philanthropy gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations and receives no government funding.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, today, opened their nominations for the 2021 Citizen Honors Awards.
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- WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, today, opened their nominations for the 2021 Citizen Honors Awards.
- A panel assembled by the Society will consider all nominations and select finalists for the Citizen Honors Awards in the following categories: Single Act of Heroism; Service Act; Community Service; Young Hero; and Youth Service.
- The honorees will receive this award from a group of Americans whose actions have defined the words courage and selfless service the living members of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
- For more information on the Citizen Honors awards and to nominate a group or individual, please visit https://www.cmohs.org/citizen-honors/nominate
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