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HIghway bridges dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJun. 6—princeton After years of work, two bridges along Interstate 77 in Mercer County bear the name of a World War II hero who was presented the Medal of Honor< ...
New FDNY medal will honor department ‘legend’ Tom Neary
New York Daily News· 4 days agoAn FDNY “legend” who received the department’s highest honor twice in a stellar career filled with...
Black D-Day combat medic's long-denied medal tenderly laid on Omaha Beach where he bled, saved lives
KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma· 23 hours agoOMAHA BEACH, France — (AP) — A medal richly deserved but long denied to an African American combat...
Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center adds Birdwell to wall of honor
Amarillo Globe-News· 7 days agoBirdwell, who won the medal for his courageous and selfless actions to save lives during the Vietnam...
These local heroes serve selflessly. Here's why they were recognized Thursday.
Gannett via AOL· 15 hours agoPresident Mary Jane "MJ" Blickenstaff of Boonsboro Ambulance & Rescue Service Inc. received the...
Hendersonville WWII veteran Ed Cottrell to receive French Legion of Honor medal
Times-News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOther notable American recipients of the award include Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas...
Honored Vietnam veteran escorts D-Day veterans to Normandy for 80th anniversary
KDVR Denver via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA group of D-Day veterans is being escorted back to Normandy by a war veteran who knows a thing or...
Bridges being dedicated Wednesday for Medal of Honor hero
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJun. 4—princeton — Two of Mercer County's highway bridges will be dedicated this week to honor a man who was presented the Medal of Honor
Historic U.S.S. Laffey docks at Patriots Point, honors D-Day role with floral tribute
ABC News 4 Charleston· 2 days agoThe U.S.S Laffey, a battleship named after a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, is now docked at...
Profiles Of Valor: The D-Day Medals Of Honor
The Chattanoogan· 1 day agoCodenamed “Operation Neptune,” the first phase of “Operation Overlord” is commonly referred to as D-Day, a brutal five-day Allied invasion of Europe at...
