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Medal of Honor

In the USA, the highest award for valour. It was established by Congress, originally for the navy (1861) and army (1862). Of differing design, both are bronze stars with the goddess Minerva encircled in their centres. Members of the Marine Corps receive the navy version. The air-force version has Liberty in its centre.
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Medal of Honor Statistics Since the first award of the Medal of Honor was made there have been 3,467 Medals of Honor awarded.
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Twenty-seven Medals of Honor were awarded in a little more than three weeks; 13--virtually half--were awarded posthumously.
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Citations for all 3400 Medals of Honor can be located on the US Army Center for Military History website at http://www.
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