Post Vietnam War there have been eighteen extraordinary men within our nation's military who have been awarded this most prestigious award. The following are in order of the date that is noted on their citation in which they have earned the Congressional Medal of Honor:
1. Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart (U.S. Army) - Mogadishu, Somalia - Oct, 1993
2. Master Sergeant Gary Gordon (U.S. Army) - Mogadishu, Somalia - Oct, 1993
3. Sergeant First Class Paul Smith (U.S. Army) - Sadaam Intl' Airport, Iraq - Apr, 2003
4. Corporal Jason Dunham (U.S. Marine Corps) - Husaybah, Iraq - Apr, 2004
5. Lieutenant Michael Murphy (U.S. Navy) - Kunar Province, Afghanistan, June, 2005
6. Sergeant First Class Jared Monti (U.S. Army) - Nuristan Provence, June 2006
7. Master at Arms Second Class Michael Monsoor (U.S. Navy) - Ar Ramadi, Iraq - Sept, 2006
8. Specialist Ross McGinnis (U.S. Army) - Adhamiyah, Iraq - Dec, 2006
9. Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta (U.S. Army) - Kunar Provence, Afghanistan - Oct, 2007
10. Sergeant Kyle White (U.S. Army) - Nuristan Province, Afghanistan - Nov, 2007
11. Staff Sergeant Robert Miller (U.S. Army) - Kunar Provence, Afghanistan - Jan, 2008
12. Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry (U.S. Army) - Pekita Province - May, 2008
13. Staff Sergeant Ryan Pitts (U.S. Army) - Kunar Provence, Afghanistan - July, 2008
14. Sergeant Dakota Meyer (U.S. Marine Corps) - Kunar Provence, Afghanistan - Sept, 2009
15. Captain William Swensen (U.S. Army) - Kunar Provence, Afghanistan - Sept, 2009
16. Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha (U.S. Army) - Nuristan Provence, Afghanistan - Oct, 2009
17. Staff Sergeant Ty Carter (U.S. Army) - Nuristan Provence, Afghanistan - Oct, 2009
18. Corporal Kyle Carpenter (U.S. Marine Corps) - Helmand Provence, Afghanistan - Nov, 2010
All gave some, but some gave all. God Bless and Rest In Peace.
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There were somewhere between 432-450 Medals of Honor awarded for WWII.
There could be many arguments about the 'most influential,' but the U.S. Army's First Cavalry Division held the record for most Medal of Honor winners and other high valor awards to individuals and units.
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This statement is referring to the fact that most Medal of Honor receipiants have lost their lives during whatever action earned them the Medal of Honor.
Two of those Medal of Honor Winners were Airmen.
The four winners in the Korean War were all killed in Acton. Thirteen Vietnam winners included one who died as a Prisoner of War and three were Killed in Action.
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As of 2017 no Medal of Honor winner has been openly gay.
His name is not on the listing of Medal of Honor winners on the US Government web site. See the Related Links for "Medal of Honor Winners" to the left to validate the answer.
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With the exception of the Medal of Honor, no comprehensive list exists.
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The last I knew Texas A&M has seven (7) Medal of Honor awardees.
Why was Lawrence M. Peters awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor for his service in Vietnam?
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