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What is a posthumous medal of honor?
A medal of honor given posthumously refers to recipients receiving this award after death
What is the Posthumous Medal of Honor?
Anyone wearing the uniform of the USA is eligible to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
How do you achieve a star rating in Medal of Honor airborne?
A star rating is based on how well you did in the level. One way to get the highest ranking is to have good accuracy, a very minimum number of death or no deaths and enemy kills.
What does it mean to get an award poshumosly?
You were given the award after your death. i.e. the Navy SEAL that earned the Medal of Honor but was killed in the act. He was awarded the Medal of Honor Posthumously.
Why was Theodore Rooselvelt's Medal of Honor taken away?
Theodore Roosevelt's Medal of Honor was not taken away. There were discussions in 1912 about revoking the honor due to concerns over whether his actions during the Battle of San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War warranted it, but no action was taken and his medal remained intact until his death in 1919.
How many times can a general be awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor?
As many times as he can earn it. However, the Congressional Medal of Honor (CMOH) was never been awarded more than twice. The vast majority of CMOH recipients receive it posthumously (after death).
Quotes of death and the king's horseman?
important quotes by elesin from death and the king's horseman
Medal of Honor post humusly handed out?
"Posthumously" means the Medal was awarded after the death of the recipient. More than half of WWII Medals of Honor were posthumous. There were only some 460 or so awarded for the entire war, among all branches of the service, and among the 16 million Americans in the service in WWII.
What is the highest award for death in combat?
The highest award for death in combat in the United States is the Medal of Honor. It is awarded to members of the armed forces who have demonstrated conspicuous gallantry and valor in action against an enemy while risking their own lives. It is the highest military decoration that can be awarded.
What links samurais to death?
Death before Honor. Translation: Death before losing their honor.
How many congressional Medal of Honor received during the vietnam war?
•During the Vietnam War, 246 Medals of Honor were received, 154 of them posthumously(After Death). Army 160, followed by 57 to the Marines, 16 to the Navy and the remaining 13 to the Air Force
Who are some Mexican American heroes?
The Los Ninos Heroes, a group of six cadets at the Battle of Chapultepec who refused the order to retreat and fought to the death in defense of their flag. When only Juan Escutia remained he draped himself in the Mexican Flag and jumped off the Castle Wall to his death. The other Mexican Immortals were: Lieutenant Juan de la Barrera. Cadet Augustin Melgar. Cadet Vincente Suarez. Cadet Francisco Marquez. Cadet Montes de Oca.
