Medal of Honor Recipient Alexander Bonnyman Jr. Additional Details. Accredited to: New Mexico. Awarded Posthumously: Yes. Born: May 2, 1910, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA, United States. Died: November 22, 1943, Tarawa Atoll, Betio Island, Gilbert Islands. Buried: Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery (remains recovered 2015); Santa Fe National Nov. 16, 2010— -- Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta became the first living service member awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in the wars in Afghanistan or Iraq at a White House ceremony Congressional Medal of Honor Society 12 Recent Presentations of the Medal of Honor. Larry L. Taylor Vietnam War. 1968 - near the village of Ap Go Cong, Bình Dương province, Vietnam The USS Michael Monsoor will be commissioned in San Diego on Saturday. The Navy will commission its newest destroyer on Saturday, named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Petty Officer 2nd Class Francis S. Currey. Francis Sherman Currey (June 29, 1925 – October 8, 2019) was a United States Army technical sergeant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II . MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — We, the 65 living Medal of Honor recipients, proudly welcome U.S. Army Captain Larry Taylor as the newest member of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The awarding of the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary valor during the Vietnam War is a testament to Captain Taylor risking his own life as a Cobra helicopter 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 The Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation awarding the Congressional Gold Medal — the legislative branch’s highest honor — to the U.S. Capitol Police and others who defended the ZVzIjV.

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