The Medal of Honor recipient, now 83, watched Saturday as his wife smashed a bottle of sparkling wine against the bow to christen the future U.S. Navy destroyer that’ll bear the name Harvey C A Navy destroyer is going to bear the name of a Medal of Honor recipient from Massachusetts who was severely wounded but continued to direct sailors who repelled an enemy attack in Vietnam. An The Newest Medal of Honor Recipient: Telling Larry Taylor’s Story Just a few weeks ago, a new hero joined the ranks of America’s Medal of Honor recipients when President Biden presented our nation’s highest award for valor in combat to retired U.S. Army Captain Larry Taylor for his actions in Vietnam, where he risked his life to rescue Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin presents the Medal of Honor flag to Army Maj. John Duffy, in a ceremony in which Duffy and five other Medal of Honor recipients were inducted into the Pentagon We take a look at five recent recipients of the Medal of Honor, American Expeditionary Force Born: Oct. 14, 1896, Bayonne, New Jersey Place/Date: Bazoches, France, Aug. 7-9, 1917. . Navy SEAL Edward Byers Jr. to receive Medal of Honor. The Navy SEAL who will become on Monday the sixth member of that elite force to receive the Medal of Honor proved his mettle in hand-to-hand The parade will officially start at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, September 11, and will conclude with a public ceremony at 1 p.m. where local, state and national dignitaries will make comments honoring The United States and the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center will welcome our nation’s newest Medal of Honor recipient on September 5, 2023 during a ceremony at the White House. Explore the story of Captain Larry Taylor, from his youth in his hometown of Chattanooga, to his gallant action in Vietnam, to the journey to achieve recognition You know, our nation’s newest recipients of our highest military award: the Medal of Honor. I want to thank all of our distinguished guests that are here today: the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs The Medal of Honor Historical Society has identified at least 71 medal recipients as New Jersey-born. John Basilone, himself a 2011 New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee, is perhaps the best-known of New Jersey’s Medal of Honor recipients. Basilone, who grew up in Raritan, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1940 after three years in the U.S. Army.

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