Cracked has the stories of men who refused to die...  ...became the youngest Marine to ever be awarded the Medal Of Honor .But there are more brave exploits that Lucas surv...

(Photo: Associated Press)In 1943, US forces attack...  ...or his actions, Lt. Donnyman would be awarded the Medal of Honor .But his body remained lost in the confusion of th...  ...ery where his parents are interred.Lt. Donnyman's Medal of Honor...

(Photo: USG via Materialscientist)Desmond Doss was...  ...he battlefield. For this, he would be awarded the Medal of Honor . The citation for that commendation is remarkably...

Born in poverty and orphaned as a teenager in Hunt...  ...Smithsonian Institution)Among those awards is the Medal of Honor . The Army bestowed that highest of laurels upon 2...  ...destroyer that was on fire at the time. From his Medal of Honor...

On July 3, 1863--the third and final day of the Ba...  ...a West Point graduate, so he was buried with full honors at that school. His family mourned him and his ho...  ...t school. His family mourned him and his hometown honored him with an obelisk inscribed with his name.Much...  ...wekh began a campaign to ha...

The United States Coast Guard, an amalgamation of...  ...nd for his actions he was postumously awarded the Medal of Honor . He is the only Coast Guardsman to have been honored in this manner.(USCG)Douglas Munro (1919-1942) wa...  ...gnalman First Class Douglas Munro was awar...

The following is an article from the book Uncle Jo...  ...Forces.Often called -in error- the Congressional Medal of Honor , it isn't granted by Congress. The awards are mad...  ...VY 1, ARMY 0Early in the Civil War, the idea of a medal for valor was proposed to General-in-Chief...