Pritzker Military Library | Medal of Honor

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4/21/2009

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Richard A. Pittman
Eyesight was never one of Richard Pittman's strong points. But when he heard his fellow Marines under attack, the sound told him exactly where to go ...

5/21/2009

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Donald E. Ballard
When the first grenade landed near them, "Doc" Ballard was able to grab it and throw it away. But when the second came, he knew he didn't have enough time ...

9/16/2009

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Robert D. Maxwell, U.S. Army, World War II
For more than 65 years, he has carried a message wherever he goes. In World War II, the messages were between the command post and the front lines ...

11/19/2009

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Michael Thornton, U.S. Navy, Vietnam
Lt. Thomas Norris had a dangerous mission to complete, and he had his pick of men to join him. He chose a 23 year old Navy SEAL named Michael ...

3/4/2010

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Harold A. Fritz
Had anyone heard the call for help? There was no way to know - the radio was too badly damaged to be sure if his message had been received. Meanwhile, his

4/22/2010

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Robert M. Patterson
Sp4c. Patterson woke up in a bomb crater with no memory of how he got there. His fellow soldiers recalled it clearly, though: he'd earned the Medal of Honor...

5/20/2010

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Walter J. Marm
U.S. Army, Vietnam
Where a direct hit from a bazooka failed, the courage and determination of one man would win the day. A Pennsylvania native, Marm was assigned to the...

6/10/2010

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Alfred V. Rascon
U.S. Army, Vietnam
Almost 34 years after what he described as "ten minutes of hell", a heroic medic would finally receive his due. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Alfred Rascon moved...

6/29/2010

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Jon R. Cavaiani
U.S. Army, Vietnam
For his first few months in Vietnam, Staff Sgt. Cavaiani felt like the war was passing him by. But when the war found him, Cavaiani was ready to prove his courage...

Salvatore A. Giunta<br/>U.S. Army, Afghanistan

12/14/2010

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Salvatore A. Giunta
U.S. Army, Afghanistan
On November 16, 2010, President Barack Obama presented Staff Sgt. Salvatore A. Giunta with the Medal of Honor. He is the first living recipient of the Medal...

<em>Noble Warrior:<br />The Life and Times of Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, USMC (Ret.) Medal of Honor</em>

4/7/2011

James E. Livingston
Noble Warrior:
The Life and Times of Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston, USMC (Ret.) Medal of Honor
In one ferocious battle after another, without a moment's rest between the defense of a key bridge and an assault on an enemy-held village, Echo Company...

3/27/2009

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Commit to Courage
The Medal of Honor is America's highest military award for valor in combat against an enemy force. It is reserved for those moments after the outcome ...

3/23/2009

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
James A. Taylor
First Lt. James A. Taylor was serving in South Vietnam as Executive Officer of B Troop, First Cavalry, Americal Division on November 8, 1967 when he was ...

Walter D. Ehlers<br />U.S. Army, World War II

7/21/2011

Medal of Honor with Ed Tracy
Walter D. Ehlers
U.S. Army, World War II
Walter Ehlers led his unit through the beach at Normandy and eight miles inland, where they destroyed several machine-gun nests and severely weakened the German defenses...

<em>Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty</em><br />Third Edition

11/19/2011

Medal of Honor Recipients
Jack Jacobs and Allen J. Lynch
Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty
Third Edition
To celebrate the release of the third edition of Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty, two of the Medal of Honor recipients profiled in the book...

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The Pritzker Military Library hosts live interviews with recipients of America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy, the Medal of Honor. Each program explores the lives and times of these extraordinary men, and can be seen online as webcasts or downloaded as audio podcasts.

Medal of Honor Fact Sheet
Lesson Plan: History of the Medal of Honor
Lesson Plan: What Does It Take to be a Medal of Honor Recipient?

September 15 - 19, 2009

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