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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
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ReneThe list of Medal of Honor recipients during the Vietnam War (1955-1975) is exhaustive, and unfortunately cannot be displayed here. However, we can tell you that 246 Medals of Honor were received, 154 of them posthumously. The breakdown is 160 for the Army, 57 for the Marines, 16 for the Navy and 13 for the Air Force.
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Number of Japanese-American Medal of Honor winners in World War II?
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How many medal of honor winners were there in World War 2?
There were somewhere between 432-450 Medals of Honor awarded for WWII.
Which unit was the most influential in the Vietnam war?
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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What do it was easier to uptain it than to wear it mean as to the congressional medal of honor?
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.
