That's the highest military honor in the US.
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Yes, it is. The highest is the Congressional Medal of Honor, followed by the Cross of Gallantry and then the Silver Star.
As of 2021, 989 Eagle Scouts have received the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Eagle Scout award is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America, while the Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.
Yes, the Congressional Medal of Honour is the highest US military award.
For someone serving in the military, it would be the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Presidential Medal of Freedom (awarded by the President) and the Congressional Gold Medal (bestowed by an act of the US Congress) are the highest US civilian awards, which also can be awarded to military personnel.
He received the following awards: Nobel Peace Prize (1964), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977, posthumous), Congressional Gold Medal (2004, posthumous) See the related link for further information.
A Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress and is, along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_medal
The Medal of Honor was established on July 12th 1862, just after the American Civil War started.
She got the Congressional medal of honor
Congressional Medal of Honour
Congressional Medal Of Honor
He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal
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There IS such a thing as the Congressional Medal of Merit, it's just not a military award. It is an award that may be made by any US Congressman at his/her own discretion to anyone he/she deems fit for the award. Examples: http://ros-lehtinen.house.gov/photo-gallery/ileana-presents-congressional-medal-merit-outstanding-young-man-district There is no master list of the recipients.
No, the highest award a military member can receive is the Congressional Medal of Honor.
She is the only woman to have received the Medal of Honor.
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The Congressional Medal of Honor is bestowed to members of the military. George M. Cohan was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1936, which is a civilian award, and is not the same as the Medal of Honor. See link below for full list of recipients: