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Two paths exist to obtaining the medal. The recipient could be nominated by his chain of command or by a special act of Congress. Medals awarded through the second path are sometimes called Congressional Medals of Honor, but officially no such medal exists.
The Army Medal of Honor was first awarded during the Civil War and last awarded for action that occurred during the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993. The criteria for the award were strengthened after World War I. In all, 3,459 Medals of Honor have been awarded, but since the beginning of World War II only 851 have been awarded and 525 of these have been posthumously.
The rare soldier who wears the Medal of Honor is accorded special privileges that include higher pay, preference for their children at the military academies, but most importantly the respect of all other service persons.
Although all Medals of Honor are sometimes called by the name Congressional Medal of Honor, standard military practice is to refer to them as the Medal of Honor. All references in US Code to authorizing a medal of honor, replacing it or issuing duplicates refer to it as the "Medal of Honor" as do the individual military services. In US Code (USC Title 18, Section 704) only the ordinance establishing penalties for misuse calls it the "Congressional Medal of Honor". Congress authorized a "Congressional Medal of Honor Society," while the museum is called the "National Medal of Honor Memorial".
Most Medals of Honor have been awarded by the chain of command. However, Congress has occasionally bypassed this process, passing special bills that the President subsequently signs into law, mandating an award of the Medal of Honor to specific soldiers. This is probably the origin of the Congressional Medal of Honor term. This process has been followed to award the medal to United States unknown soldiers entombed at Arlington National Cemetery from World War II, the Korean War. It was also awarded to World War I unknown soldiers of Britain, France, Italy, and Romania. This process most recently occured when Congress passed legislation mandating the award to Humbert R. Versace , Jon E. Swanson , and Ben L. Salmon as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002. This became Public Law 107-107, which was signed into law on December 28December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. Events 418 St. Boniface I becomes Pope 1065 Westminster Abbey is consecrated. 1832 John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the Uni, 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap.
The US Army Medal of Honor was first authorized by joint resolution of CongressThe United States Congress is the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The structure and responsibilities of Congress are defined in Article One of the United States Constitution. The United States Congress is bicameral, meaning tha, July 12July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. Events 1690 William of Orange's army wins the Battle of the Boyne as reckoned under Gregorian calendar. 1759 British cannon start firing on Fren, 1862Events January-March January 10 End of term for John Gately Downey, 7th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Amasa Leland Stanford. January 30 The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. February 1 Julia Ward Howe's " Battle Hy. The specific authorizing ordinance is found in US Code Title 10, Subtitle B, Part II, Ch. 357, Sec. 3741 Medal of Honor: Award which states:
Later authorizations created similar medals for other branches of the service.
The Medal of Honor confers special privileges on its recipients both by tradition and by law. By tradition, all other soldiers, sailors, and airmen, even higher ranking officers, initiate the salute. By law, awardees have the following benefits:
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