Medal of Honor
Highest award in the United States Armed Forces
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| March 25 2025 | Scheduled opening date for the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas. |
| October 2024 | The DoD review concluded, recommending no Medals of Honor be revoked for the Wounded Knee Massacre. |
| July 2024 | The Secretary of Defense announced a joint DoD/DoI review to consider revoking Medals of Honor awarded for the Wounded Knee Massacre. |
| July 3 2024 | President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Union Army soldiers Philip G. Shadrach and George D. Wilson, two of the Andrews Raiders from April 12, 1862, breaking the previous record for longest delay in award. |
| July 5 2022 | Multiple Medal of Honor recipients from the Vietnam War were awarded posthumously, including recipients for actions at Firebase Charlie, Firebase Ranger North, and near Saigon |
| June 29 2022 | Hershel Williams, the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor winner, passed away. |
| March 2022 | President Joe Biden awards Medals of Honor to four Vietnam War veterans, including Asian-American veterans Edward N. Kaneshiro and Dennis Fujii, marking the first such awards for Asian-American soldiers in 26 years. |
| March 25 2022 | Museum groundbreaking ceremony took place on National Medal of Honor Day at the site near AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. |
| February 1 2022 | The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation announced plans to break ground on the museum site in Arlington's entertainment district on National Medal of Honor Day. |
| 2021 | President Joe Biden signed a bill unanimously passed by the House and Senate, authorizing the Foundation to construct a National Medal of Honor Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. |
| December 16 2021 | Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Iraq conflict. |
| November 2021 | Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton appeared together in a public service announcement supporting the construction of the National Medal of Honor Museum. |
| March 2021 | Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, made a significant $20 million donation to support the construction of the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, helping advance the museum's fundraising goal of nearly $200 million. |
| January 1 2021 | The four specific statutory sections authorizing the Medal of Honor were last amended, detailing provisions for Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, and Coast Guard. |
| November 10 2020 | United States Congress voted to upgrade Cashe's initially awarded Silver Star to the Medal of Honor. |
| October 2020 | The first architectural renderings for the National Medal of Honor Museum were revealed to the public. |
| January 2020 | Rafael Viñoly was selected as the chief architect for the National Medal of Honor Museum. |
| 2019 | Congress expanded the statutory requirement for honorable service after award qualification to include all military decorations. |
| October 4 2019 | The location for the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas was officially announced, concluding a 5-year nationwide competition involving multiple cities. |
| 2018 | The Museum Foundation decided to seek alternate sites for the National Medal of Honor Museum after facing regulatory scrutiny with the initial planned location in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. |
| October 17 2018 | A Marine's Navy Cross was upgraded to the Medal of Honor, recognizing an African-American service member's heroic actions in Huế, Vietnam. |
| August 22 2018 | John Allan Chapman is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. |
| 2014 | Operation Inherent Resolve begins, marking a period of military operations where 1 Medal of Honor was awarded |
| November 6 2014 | President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Union Army First Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg, 151 years after the event. |
| July 2014 | Department of Defense changed instructions to mandate presenting a separate Medal of Honor for each succeeding act of valor, removing the previous authorization for the 'V' device. |
| June 19 2014 | Marine Corps Corporal Kyle Carpenter receives the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony, becoming the eighth living recipient for actions in Afghanistan. |
| March 18 2014 | President Obama upgraded Distinguished Service Crosses to Medals of Honor for 24 Hispanic, Jewish, and black individuals (the 'Valor 24') for actions in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. |
| June 3 2013 | President Barack Obama signed a revised Stolen Valor Act, making it a federal offense to falsely represent military medal achievements for financial gain. |
| April 11 2013 | President Obama presented a posthumous Medal of Honor to Army chaplain Captain Emil Kapaun for his actions as a prisoner of war during the Korean War. |
| June 28 2012 | Supreme Court ruled in United States v. Alvarez that criminalizing false claims of military medals was unconstitutional, striking down parts of the Stolen Valor Act as a violation of free speech. |
| 2011 | Department of Defense amended instructions for the Medal of Honor to allow an additional Medal of Honor ribbon and/or 'V' device for subsequent acts of valor, with the 'V' device being a bronze miniature letter 'V' with serifs. |
| July 12 2011 | Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry receives the Medal of Honor from President Obama in a White House ceremony. |
| October 6 2010 | Army Staff Sergeant Robert James Miller's surviving family is presented with his Medal of Honor. |
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