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.
Won the Congressional Medal of Honor
Joseph H. Decastro
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William Carney was the first African-American recipient for his actions on July 18, 1863 at Fort Wagner, S.C. as a member of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in the Civil War
Desmond T. Doss
Congressional Space Medal of Honor was created on 1969-09-29.
who was awarded the congressional medal of honor for his defense of an important hill
Congressional Gold Medal is the highest honor which a civilian may be awarded.The Congressional Medal of Honor is strictly military.
Why was Lawrence M. Peters awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor for his service in Vietnam?
The Congressional Medal of Honor is bestowed to members of the military. George M. Cohan was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1936, which is a civilian award, and is not the same as the Medal of Honor. See link below for full list of recipients:
The U.S.A
No Ediso did not receive the Medal of Honor. The last civilian to actually recieve the Medal of Honor was just about 1917. Then Congress caught up to itself and forbade civilians to recieve any more Medal's of Honor.
Act of Congress. This is why sometimes erroneously the Medal of Honor is called the Congressional Medal of Honor
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society only lists his Medal as being for "gallantry in action."
She got the Congressional medal of honor
Teddy Rosevelt was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on January 16, 2001.
In the US, it's the Congressional Medal of Honour.