United States

• Long Missing Dewey Medal Given to Navy Museum May 1, the 107th anniversary of the Battle of Manila Bay, the Navy Museum received the “long lost” George Dewey Peace Jubilee Medal. “The acquisition of this medal closes the chain of events celebrating Dewey’s spectacular victory at Manila Bay," said Dr. Edward Furgol, curator of the U.S. Navy Museum. "We already have his official medals, sword and uniform." The medal, commissioned by President William McKinley in 1899, was supposed to have been awarded to Adm. George Dewey for his spectacular victory over the Spanish fleet in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War of 1898. It was called the “Peace Jubilee Medal” because it was to have been awarded Oct. 25, 1899, at the massive public Peace Jubilee held in Philadelphia to celebrate the end of the war. For unknown reasons, the medal was not awarded at that time. Many years later, retired Navy Chief Warrant Officer George Hubbard of Waterloo, Iowa, found the medal being sold at a flea market. Hubbard, a collector of Dewey memorabilia, immediately added it to his collection and contacted the Naval Historical Center in November about donating the medal to the Center’s artifact collection. news.navy.mil 11 May 05

• POW/MIA

  • POW/MIA Database (At the Library of Congress, this site assists researchers investigating the U.S. government documents pertaining to U.S. military personnel killed, missing, or imprisoned in Southeast Asia during of after the Vietnam War. Searchable by last name, country name, service branch, or keywords)

  • Popular Documents Collection: POW/MIA (These CIA records concerning Vietnam-era prisoners of war and missing in action were located, reviewed and released as a result of requests from next of kin and other interested parties.)
  • Highlights of recent archival activities (The National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, MO, provided 55 boxes of information from the HQ Fifth Air Force and Far East Air Forces for perusal by the Cambodia Archival Research Project at the Documentation Center in Cambodia)
  • National Archives Hosts Vietnamese POW/MIA Researchers (A NARA press release from August 27, 1999, concerning the visit of four Vietnamese researchers to the National Archives to gather information on their casualties from the Vietnam War)
  • Scope & Content Note (This site contains material from the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) related to the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) issue in Southeast Asia.)

  • State-level Casualty Lists from the Korean Conflict (The Centre for Electronic Records at NARA provides this set of casualty lists, which covers "persons who died as a result of hostilities in Korea, 1950-57, including those who died while missing or captured." Browsable by state, last name, or "home of record")

  • Casualty Records at the Center for Electronic Records (NARA's CER provides electronic casualty lists for World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as POW/MIA lists for those wars)

• Regulations

• 00-jun22	Wear of the 10th Award
  FY 1999
  00-102	AFEM - Operation DESERT SPRING
  99-229	AFSM - Operation PROVIDE COMFORT
  99-228	AFEM - Operation NORTHERN WATCH, Exercises INTRINSIC ACTION, IRIS GOLD
  99-218	AFEM - Operations DESERT THUNDER, DESERT FOX, and VIGILANT SENTINEL
  99-157	AFEM or AFSM - Operation JOINT FORGE
  99-101	AFEM - Expand AoE for SW Asia Operations
  99-100	AFEM - Operations JOINT ENDEAVOR, JOINT GUARD
  99-nov16	AFSM Termination - Operation JOINT GUARD
  99-jul28	AFRM with "M" device - Operation ALLIED FORCE
  99-mar18	Approved HSM
  99-125	Cold War Recognition Certificate
  99-mar17a	Approved ASUA
  99-mar17	Approved JMUA
  99-jan19	ASUA - Task Force EAGLE
  FY 1998
  98-161	AFEM - Operations in SW Asia
  98-095	CIB and CFMB - El Salvador
  98-016	AFSM - Operation JOINT GUARD AFSM Termination - Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR
  98-015	AFSM - Haiti Operations
  98-jun23	HSM - NE US ICE CRISIS 1998 Disaster Relief Operation
  98-apr01	USCG MUC, Special Operations Service Ribbon - Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
  93-202	AFEM - Somalia
  98-dec31	UN Medal for Special Service (UNMSS)
  98-oct28b	HSM - 1997 N Central US Floods Disaster Relief Operation
  98-oct28a	HSM - 1997 W US Floods Disaster Relief Operation
  98-oct28	HSM - SNOW BLOW 1997 Disaster Relief Operation
  FY 1997
  97-123	Consideration of Decorations for Valor - El Salvador
  97-oct18	Overseas Service Ribbon (OSR)
  FY 1996
  96-196	AFRM and Mobilization ("M") Device
  96-104	AFEM - El Salvador
  96-098	Establish AFSM - FRY Operations
  96-093	AFEM - Operation SOUTHERN WATCH
  96-068	NATO Medal
  96-032	KLM(K) - Correction
  96-027	SWASM, NDSM Termination AFEM - Operation SOUTHERN WATCH
  96-026	UN Medal - United Nations Mission in Haiti
  96-017	Kuwait Liberation Medal - Government of Kuwait (KLM(K))
  96-jul09a	AFSM - Former Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) Operations
  96-jul09	NATO Medal - Expansion of Area of Eligibility (AoE)
  96-dec08	NATO Medal
  96-oct16	UN Medal - UN Operation in Somalia
  FY 1995
  95-069	AFEM - Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY - Haiti
  95-may17a	AFEM Termination - Haiti
  95-may17	AFEM Termination - Somalia
  FY 1994
  94-137	UN Medal
  94-aug09	ASUA Criteria Amendment
  94-jun15	UN Medal - UN Operation in Somalia
  FY 1993

• Acceptance of Service Medals and Ribbons from Multilateral Organizations other than the United Nations (Executive Order 11446 – Jan 16, 1969)  

• Scouts

  • Boy Scouts of America Hornaday Awards Boy Scouts Bravery Awards (Mar 02)

  • Boy Scout Honor Medal with Crossed Palms Presented (Ricky Page of Scott AFB, Ill., was presented the Boy Scout's highest award for life saving, the Honor Medal with Crossed Palms for saving four friends from drowning after their car careened into Sportsmen's Lake near Mascoutah, Ill.)(Dec 98)

  • Boy Scout receives National Heroism Medal (Matthew Burton didn't think twice when he employed skills he learned in the Boy Scouts to save the lives of his father, Ted, and his brother, Taylor) (Jun 00)

  • Sea Scouts (Boy Scout Association) Quartermaster Medal Sea Scouter's Training Award Skipper's Key

• Scouts to honor Natrona girl with lifesaving award Marcia Barber, chief executive officer of the Girl Scouts of Southwestern Pennsylvania, will present the Junior Scout with the Girl Scout's Medal of Honor lifesaving award  to 11-year-old Hannah Nycz for having the courage and presence of mind to save her family from near-disaster. Lifesaving awards are granted to registered Girl Scouts who have risked their lives to save or attempt to save someone else's life, and in the past decade, just one other Scout has received the lifesaving Medal of Honor, which is reserved for girls who have performed heroic acts beyond the maturity and training expected at their age. (Dec 02)

• Boy Scout from Gower receives lifesaving medal Garrett O'Dell III has been awarded the Boy Scout Honor Medal, its second highest lifesaving award, on March 21 for alerting his parents and sisters to the blaze and helping them escape just before their mobile home went up in flames. The medal goes to Scouts who demonstrate unusual heroism and skill while putting themselves at risk in saving others. Jefferson City News Tribune, MO - 1 Apr 2003

• Lifesaving Honor Medal leaves Boy Scout speechless Andrew Crawley had one thing to say before the ceremony where he was to receive a Boy Scouts Lifesaving Honor Medal for saving his cousin's life. Andrew's heroic act took place in late June when he and his cousin, Chris Crawley, 17, went for a dip in a local swimming hole. The Honor Medal is given to Boy Scouts who demonstrate unusual heroism and skill or resourcefulness in saving or attempting to save a life at considerable risk. Fewer than 70 Honor Medals are awarded annually. mlive.com 22 Nov 05

• Boy Scout receives award for bravery A shirt, a 911 call and the calmness of a teenager saved the life of a boy last year. On March 9, Stuart Pohar, of Peru son of Frank Pohar and Judy Pohar, 16, was recognized by the Boy Scouts of America for his bravery in saving 11-year-old Austin Polle. Pohar of Troop 715 received the Boy Scout Honor Medal. It's the highest award for bravery in Boy Scouts. On Aug. 4, 2005, Pohar and four boys were swimming in the Little Vermillion River near La Salle. The boys were preparing to go home when Polle fell on a rock or piece of jagged metal and severely cut his left leg, Johnson wrote in a letter of recommendation to the Boy Scouts of America, W.D. Boyce Council in Peoria. The medal Pohar awarded isn't given often, said Johnson. The incident was investigated by three levels of the Boy Scouts: on a local level, at state level in Peoria and at national level in Irving, Texas. "It's not lightly given. It's very prestigious," said Johnson. "It was quite deserving." mywebtimes.com 28 Mar 06

• Former Shawnee resident earns highest Scout honor Glen McLaughlin has received the Silver Buffalo Award at the annual national meeting in Philadelphia, Pa. Information released by the organization stated that the award has been awarded annually to men and women who contribute to America¹s youth since 1925. McLaughlin grew up in the scouting program and became an Eagle Scout while a member of Troop No. 9, and later was recognized as a Distinguished Eagle Scout. Other recipients of the award have been Ross Perot and Yogi Berra. Shawnee News Star, OK 7 Jun 03

• Scouts Arthur Owen and the Ronne Expedition Medal This is a one-time issue medal to commemorate Arthur Owen and the Ronne Expedition. The primary objective of the medal is to provide motivation to new Scouts to earn their first badges. Studies illustrate that Scouts receiving advancement are more active and more likely to remain in Scouting during the most vulnerable initial period. The requirements will force leaders to get their boys “out” quickly to achieve requirements by the November 11, 2004 deadline. This is the date of the Clifton Steamboat Museum opening for the Ronne Expedition and the expedition reunion. The medals will be awarded at that event. 3riversbsa.org Nov 04

• Boy Scouts Medal Images geocities.com/pack215

• Eagle Scout receives Honor Medal for saving stranger's life When Eagle Scout Cody Brown went to the Bahamas for spring break, he was thinking of sun, sand and water, not life and death. But during a day at the beach, Brown, 19, saved a Connecticut man from drowning. Brown was presented with the Boy Scouts of America Honor Medal. The Honor Medal is awarded to youth members or adult leaders who show unusual heroism and skill in saving or attempting to save life at considerable risk to self. The medal is awarded to about 25 Boy Scouts a year. There are almost one million registered boy scouts in the U.S. hometownlife.com 5 Jan 06

• Warden is awarded heroism medal A Solano-based Fish and Game warden has been awarded the department's Distinguished Service Medal for heroism exhibited in aiding a California Highway Patrol officer in December 2003. Jim Jones, 38, an 11-year department veteran, was patrolling the Green Valley area when he joined a vehicle pursuit initiated by a CHP motor officer. The suspect, later identified as Vallejo resident Kasimah Darice El-Amin, tried to ram the CHP officer with her car and shots were fired. As the pursuit continued, Jones blocked the suspect's vehicle with his own and then fired twice as she barreled toward him and the officer, officials said. "Without hesitation, Jones provided assistance to an allied agency and helped bring a dangerous situation under control," said the department's Assistant Chief Carmel Babich in a prepared statement. thereporter.com 18 Apr 06

• Fish and Game warden receives service medal A Solano County-based state (California) Department of Fish and Game warden recently was awarded a distinguished service medal for offering a CHP officer much-needed support during a traffic pursuit nearly three years ago. As Jones and the CHP officer approached the suspect's vehicle, the suspect again attempted to flee and drove the vehicle directly toward the CHP officer. Jones ordered the suspect to stop, but the suspect failed to comply. Jones fired two rounds hitting the suspect in the upper arm, which caused him to stop. timesheraldonline.com 21 Apr 06

Units

• Foreign Medals awarded to Members of the 104th Division

• 366th Infantry HomePage

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  • Rangers induct 19 into Hall of Fame The Ranger Training Brigade recently inducted 19 Rangers into the Ranger Hall of Fame. blackanthem.com 16 Jul 05

• U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) On December 1, 1989, the Department of the Army established the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) at Fort Bragg, N.C., as a major Army command to enhance the readiness of Army special operations forces.

• Odd stuff

• Copies, Reproductions and Fakes (Medal Man's Homepage)

• The Call of Duty (Excellent Reference Book on US Medals) (Medal Man's Homepage)

• The G-MAN  (Ribbons) (The Best!)

• US Medals ( Sydney B. Vernon)

• US Medals - Medal Man's Homepage

• Brad Stowers' Medals and Ribbons

• US Swimming Medals (Boston Area)

• Boston Marathon Medal (Photo of Rodgers Rop of Kenyan being awarded the Boston Marathon Medal for winning the race in a time of 2:09:02 (Apr 02)

• Chicago Marathon Finisher's Medal (1996) (Image)

• The Computerworld Smithsonian Awards Medal

  • Smithsonian Computerworld Medal (1996)(Image)  

Late Vietnam veteran honored  (Texas Legislature’s Medal of Honor) (Roy P. Benavidez)  

• John Painter has died aged 112 (Oldest US Veteran)  

• Verne K Burgess WWI Vet (Verne K. Burgess, one of the few remaining World War I veterans honored last year when he was presented with the French Legion of Honor medal, died Sunday (Oct. 29, 2000)

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• Chicago Medal of Merit Awarded to Rev. Jesse Jackson (May 99)

• Carnegie Hero Medal Recognizing heroes is traditionally done on an individual basis by the commission, which awards each the Carnegie Medal and financial considerations. Given their scale of response, heroes of the September 11 attacks are being cited as a group

  Carnegie Hero Fund Commission - List of Awardees A Private operating foundation established by Andrew Carnegie that awards the Carnegie Medal to recognize extraordinary heroism in the United States and Canada. Contains a list of all Recipients from 1904 to the present. (Oct 02)

  • Carnegie Hero Fund Medal  

  • Receives Carnegie Medal (Wm. R. Dyke, 19 June, 1915) (The Ohio Historical Society)
  • Will Morgan get Carnegie Medal? (12 Sep, 1916) (The Ohio Historical Society)
  • Man Receives Carnegie Medal (Buin E. Strader) (Jul 01)

  • Local woman awarded Carnegie Medal A few days after saving her friend Rebecca McKenzie from a near-fatal stabbing last spring, Cheryl-Ann Moriarty said she didn’t think she had done anything heroic. Six months later, still recovering from the stab wounds to her own left arm and back, Moriarty has come to feel more like a hero – and she’ll soon have a medal to prove it. (Oct 02)

  • Oregonian Honored for Heroic Rescue  More (Carnegie Hero Medal) (Dec 01)
  • Medal awarded to Korean student-turned-hero A Korean man who sacrificed his life to save those of his friends more than two years ago has been recognized for his valor. Chang-Bae Cho, 20, died in July 2001 while attempting to save two young women who struggled in the Trinity River. For that act of self-sacrifice, Cho was posthumously awarded the Carnegie Medal for heroism. (Jan 03)
  • Heroism medal winner dead at 92 Helen "Nellie" McCool, awarded the Carnegie Medal for Heroism for her efforts to save a drowning child in turbulent ocean waters, died. She was 92. In 1934, Mrs. McCool dove from a cliff at Thunder Hole in Bar Harbor, Maine, in an attempt to save a young girl. She supported the girl for several minutes and nearly drowned herself as the rock she clung to was battered by waves. The girl later died. Concord Monitor, NH - 27 Jun 2003

  • Two Wisconsin men receive heroism award for rescuing woman Two Wisconsin men who rescued a pregnant woman trapped in her burning car received Carnegie Medals for their heroism. Terry Pease of Cambria and Bob Barth of Pardeeville were among 20 people in the United States and Canada who were honored this month by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Medal. duluthssuperior.com 25Dec 04

  • Man receives medal for saving a life Doug Sauer, 25, of Cottrellville Township has been awarded a Carnegie Hero Fund medal for risking his life to save Michael Goode, a snowmobiler who fell through ice in January 2003 on Anchor Bay. thetimesherald.com 24 Dec 04

    Latest Awardees In its second award announcement of 2003, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission named 21 individuals from throughout the United States and Canada as recipients of the Carnegie Medal. The bronze medal is given to persons who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. Five of the awardees died in the performance of their heroic acts. The announcement brings to 40 the number of persons who have been recognized in 2003 to date and to 8,706 the total number honored since the Pittsburgh-based Fund's inception in 1904. (May 03)

    Carnegie Hero Fund Commission > Latest Awardees ... PITTSBURGH, PA, December 19, 2002--In its fifth and final award announcement of 2002, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission named 22 individuals from throughout the world

  • Sherrif's deputy receives Carnegie Medal A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, who put his own life in jeopardy to rescue a girl from the ocean last year, has received the Carnegie Medal for heroism. The deputy, Lazaro Ortega was tossing a flying disc on the shore at Laguna Beach with family and friends July 14, 2001, when he spotted 7-year-old Jenna Sarr struggling in the surf about 50 feet offshore. Deputy honored for ocean rescue (Jan 03)

• Carnegie Hero Fund - Latest Awardees The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission named 17 individuals from throughout the United States and Canada as recipients of the Carnegie Medal. The bronze medal is given to persons who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. Three of the awardees died in the performance of their heroic acts. CarnegieHero.org 25 Sep 03

• Carnegie Hero Fund Commission cites 21 for extraordinary heroism in U.S., Canada In its first award announcement of 2006, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission named 20 individuals as recipients of the Carnegie Medal. The medal is given throughout the United States and Canada to those who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. The heroes announced today bring to 8,981 the number of awards made since the Pittsburgh-based Fund's inception in 1904. carnegiehero.org 23 Mar 06

  • Woman is honored for bravery Patricia Rupert has often watched reality television shows where rescue workers and bystanders jump into action in a crisis. On Nov. 20, 2004, after a tractor-trailer plowed into the backs of three cars on a stretch of U.S. 24 near Henry County Road 3, Mrs. Rupert discovered that she too would instinctively respond to cries for help. For her efforts, the Grand Rapids, Ohio, woman has been named the recipient of a prestigious Carnegie Medal for her bravery that day, when she mustered the strength to pull a young woman through the open window of a burning vehicle. toledoblade.com 23 Mar 06

• United States - Local hero's stolen medal replaced Mary Holt Boswell was just 19 years old when she plucked four swimmers from the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 18, 1951. Two years later, she was recognized by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission and received a medal with Andrew Carnegie's likeness. Seven years ago, the medal was snatched during a burglary at her home. "It would have been so nice to pass it on to my grand-nephew, Robert Holt Johnson, because of the name similarity," Boswell said. She didn't give up and contacted the commission earlier this year. Her medal was recast and she received it recently. ftnewsleader.com 01 Oct 05

• National Medal of Arts - The National Medal of Arts was established by Congress in 1984, upon the recommendation of President Ronald Reagan and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts. The Congress authorized the President to award no more than 12 medals each year "to individuals or groups who, in the President's judgment, are deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support and availability of the arts in the United States." A list of National Medal of Arts winners is available here.

   

• National Humanities Medal - The National Humanities Medal, inaugurated in 1997, honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened our citizens' engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans' access to important resources in the humanities. Up to 12 medals can be awarded each year. A list of the National Humanities Medal winners is available here. The new award, a bronze medallion, was designed by 1995 Frankel Prize winner David Macaulay

• United States - The National Medal of Science Established by Congress in 1959 as a Presidential award, has recognized 386 of America's leading scientists and engineers. The evaluation criteria is based on the total impact an individual's work has had on the present state of physical, chemical, biological, mathematical, engineering, behavioral or social sciences. Laureates (1965-2002) nsf.gov

• United States - The National Medal of Technology Established by Congress in 1980 as part of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Act as a Presidential award, has recognized 120 individuals and twelve companies whose accomplishments have generated jobs and created a better standard of living. Their accomplishments best embody technological innovation and support the advancement of global U.S. competitiveness. Laureates (1985-2002). ta.doc.gov

• Spy plane crew honored for performance and courage (Army Times)

• Navy Spy Plane Crew to Receive Special Awards (DFC, Air Medal for Heroism, MSM) More  (More – Photo)  (May 01)

• Medals and Ribbons – Cuban and Philippines Campaign More 2  More 3  (Antonio Prieto)  

• Honoring Montana Men and Women who Served their Country (May 01)

• WASPS Honored with Medal, Exhibit (New York State Conspicuous Service Medal)
• LBJ's medal for valour 'was sham' (Jul 01)  
• Navy Honors USS Cole Crew Rescuers - Awards (Sep 01)
• Cole attack Hero to be Honored (Major Jeff Davis awarded Aerial Achievement and Meritorious Service Medal) (Oct 01)
• Home of Heroes (The nation's leading Web site for information about patriotism, the Medal of Honor and military history)  
• List of U.S. military personnel killed in Operation Enduring Freedom (As of 23 Dec 02)
• San Diego honors 82 Heros (Firefighters, paramedics, citizens and other lifeguards -- to receive awards during San Diego Fire & Life Safety Services ceremonies) (Oct 01)

• Veteran gets WWII medals 54 years after leaving Marines William Schramm, a U.S. Marine veteran, was awarded five medals for his service in World War II that were 54 years overdue. He was awarded (left to right): China Service, American Campaign, Good Conduct, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign and Victory-WWII medals, as well as a discharge pin. (Jan 03)

• Police Honored for Community Service (Meritorious Service Medal) (Dec 01)

• Korea Defense Service Medal advances in Congress (Award of a Korea Defense Service Medal to members of the armed forces who served in Korea after the armistice was signed in July 1953. Last week, the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate agreed on a compromise National Defense Authorization Act, that includes language promoting this concept) (Dec 01)
• Congress fails to approval Korean War and Cold War Medals (Dec 01)
• Two Boise officers to get Medal of Valor (Idaho) (Dec 01)
• Pitcher served on D-Day as Big League Hero (Story on Joe Pinder, one of only two professional baseball players to be awarded the Medal of Honor) (Dec 01)
• Area Man honored for helping others after attack on Pentagon (Navy Lt. Cmdr. Joe Listopad, awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement) (Dec 01)
• Adm. Ulysses Grant Sharp Jr. has died aged 95 (Two Silver Stars during WWII for actions in the Pacific) (Dec 01)

• Alabama Wildlife Officer Declared a Hero Alabama Conservation Enforcement Officer Larry Hicks was awarded the Medal for Heroism by the Alabama Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Officer Hicks rescued a pilot who crashed into a pond near his home. (Dec 02)

• Navy honors Pentagon heroes (The U.S. Navy honored with awards 85 sailors, Marines and civilians for their response to the September 11 attack on the Pentagon. Complete list of recipients) (Dec 01)
• Girl Scout Honored For Saving Toddler's Life (A third-grader received the Girl Scout Medal of Honor for saving the life of a 3-year-old girl) (Dec 01)
• Scout receives Honor Medal Cub Scout Brandon DiMatties was awarded the Honor Medal with Crossed Palms the highest lifesaving award presented to any heroic scout. The 9-year-old Monroe Township resident was a passenger in his aunt Colette's car when she fell into diabetic shock in June 2003. Aware of his aunt's condition, Brandon, then eight, calmly directed the car to the side of the road and parked it. "Brandon is receiving this level because he demonstrated unusual heroism and extraordinary resourcefulness in saving a life at extreme risk to himself."  nj.com 24 Jan 04
• Decorated Pearl Habor vet dies (Cmdr. Richard Lewis Stewart - Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for acts of heroism while stationed on the destroyer USS Downes at Pearl Harbor) (Dec 01)

• Warriors in Battle Military historian Max Hastings writes extremely well and commands an encyclopedic knowledge of his subject. In 15 chapters he offers a gallery of portraits, from the Napoleonic Wars to Israel's 1973 Yom Kippur War. With one exception, each chapter focuses on a single individual. christianitytoday.com 2 Feb 06

  First Marine to receive Purple Heart A 21-year-old man from Colorado is the first Marine to be awarded the Purple Heart in Operation Enduring Freedom. Marine Corporal Christopher Chandler, who lost his left foot during a land-mine explosion in Afghanistan, was awarded one of the military's highest honors. katu.com 27 Dec 01

• Black WWI Hero Located at Arlington (Medal of Honor application, submitted in 1996, was approved by then-Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera in 2001. But Joint Chiefs Chairman Harry Shelton did not concur. The matter is still open and could be reconsidered) (Jan 02)

• Medal of Honor fails to impress airline security - Foss - Citation (Jan 02)

• Vet owns up to fabrication (Don Garlock didn't earn an Air Force Cross or Distinguished Service Medal. He didn't fly over the Soviet Union during the Cold War doing aerial reconnaissance. He was never even a pilot. Garlock admitted those fabrications Friday in a brief letter) (Jan 02)

• Pentagon opposes gold Medal of Honor bill (The Pentagon opposes a bill in Congress that would require the Medal of Honor's metal content to be 90 percent gold, but the Veterans of Foreign Wars supports it) (Feb 02)

• How much metal should be in a Medal of Honor? - The Medal of Honor is made of brass and costs only $29.98. In contrast, the Congressional Gold Medal is 90 percent gold and is authorized at a cost of $30,000, according to Rep. Joe Baca, California Democrat. Mr. Baca and a bipartisan group of 15 other House members, say that's not right. They are sponsoring a bill that would require that the metal content of the Medal of Honor also be 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy. The change would apply to any Medal of Honor awarded after passage of the measure. (Jan 02)

• W.Va. awards still going out for Civil War Cordell Pierce Adkins of Wayne County displays a medal he recently received for an ancestor's service during the Civil War. Adkin's great-great-uncle Alexander Eves was awarded the Civil War medal for Union Veterans that was authorized by the 1866 West Virginia Legislature to honor union soldiers who served in West Virginia military units. herald-dispatch.com 29 May 05

• Measure keeping medals out of auctions advances (Unclaimed military awards would no longer be sold at auction under a bill passed by a Senate committee Wednesday. Currently, unclaimed military awards are held by the (Colorado) state Treasurer's Office for three years and then, like other state-held unclaimed items, are sold at auction. Owners and their heirs could claim the awards at any time, under the bill. (Feb 02)

• Marvin Earl Archer: Decorated WWII veteran, fifth-generation Texan (Mr. Archer joined the Army Air Forces in November 1942, becoming a B-24 tail gunner. He was shipped overseas a year later and was stationed at the airbase in Kunming, China.He flew 52 missions and received the Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, the Air Medal and a Bronze Star. (Feb 02)

• Youth: Legion of Valor A Grand Forks Junior ROTC cadet was awarded Thursday with the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross Award, JROTC's second-highest award and one that is given to fewer than 30 cadets nationwide each year. Nicole Thompson, 18, a senior at Central High School, is the first cadet from Grand Forks to receive the award since JROTC was established in the Grand Forks high schools in 1996. Thompson, Grand Forks JROTC battalion commander, has been active in the organization for four years, has held numerous leadership positions and has participated in nearly all its events, said Major Chris Sjue, Grand Forks JROTC instructor. grandforks.com 10 Dec 04

• Local Lifeguard to Receive Medal for Sonoma Co. Rescue The U.S. Lifesaving Association will present California State Parks Lifeguard Brit Horn with the Medal of Valor for his role in rescuing a surfer during an incident at Salmon Creek State Beach in Sonoma County. The incident occurred Jan. 19 at 5:19 p.m. when Horn battled approximately 10-foot surf to stabilize a distressed surfer until a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter could pull the victim to safety. A second incident occurred at the same beach on Oct. 19 when Horn, who was surfing on his day off, assisted a shark attack victim and helped her to shore. Horn has been a permanent lifeguard for 25 years. cbs5.com 2 Nov 05

• Medal of Honor: Gold or Brass (Mar 02)

• Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001  Medal of Valor Act of 2001 Report

• An Act to Authorize a Gold Medal to be Presented to Pope John Paul II

• An Act to Authorize the Award of the Medal of Honor to Ed W. Freeman, James K. Okubo, and Andrew J. Smith 2000

• U.S. rewards courage in Afghan battle (Purple Heart Medals awarded to Sgt Taji Moore, Sergeants Robert Healy, James Rissler, David Smith and William Sakisat, and pilot Captain William Ryan) More (Mar 02)

• United States - Medals for their mettle On the 64th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, local veterans — whether they served in peace or wartime, recently or long ago — received a unique New Milford Commemorative Medal. A chilly group of men who lead local veteran organizations stood by the gazebo on the Village Green to give gold medallions embossed with the town landmark to every veteran who came by. Peter Orenski, the man behind the medal, worked with Korean Air Force veteran Daniel Sullivan on a design for a medal to honor all the town's veterans. Orenski donated 300 medals — worth about $3,000 — and hopes over time all the town's more than 5,000 veterans dating to 1932, or their surviving family members, can be awarded one. The commemorative medal is engraved with the town gazebo, surrounded by six stars representing the various branches of the military. On the back is the Latin inscription "Gratias Agimus Tibi'' (Thank you for thy service). The medal hangs on a white and green ribbon and can be worn around the neck or as a chest pin. news.newstimeslive.com 8 Dec 05

   

• Republican_Senatorial_Medal_of_Freedom The United States Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom, is the highest and most prestigious award that United States Republican Party senators can bestow on an individual. Medals are given for contributions to the Republican Party either through statesmanship and/or economic contributions (medals are distinguished by designs). en.wikipedia.org

   

• The Order Of Mercury - Signal Corps The Order of Mercury, is a two-level award, Silver and Bronze, awarded to Association members in good standing.  The Silver Order of Mercury is SCRA's highest award, given to people who stand above their peers and have made conspicuous long-term significant contributions to the Signal Regiment and the Signal Corps Regimental Association.

   

• Local man receives D-Day medal in surprise ceremony Nearly 60 years after being part of a major World War II invasion, Elwood Wittenhagen, of Mitchell, was presented with a D-Day World War II Commemorative Medal. (Jan 03)

• Code Talker to get his medal (Also contains lots to links on this subject) (Feb 02)

• Corporal Laid to Rest at Arlington (On March 4 on a mountain in eastern Afghanistan, Cpl. Matthew A. Commons, was killed in combat. Awarded Purple Heart, a Bronze Star for valor and a Meritorious Service Medal posthumously) (Mar 02)

• Chief, secretary award Purple Hearts (Mar 02)

• Military Medals - According to 22 March  2002 article in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, since the military campaign started on 7 October 2001, the Army has awarded 160 medals to soldiers serving in Afghanistan. Of those, three are posthumous Silver Stars, 15 are Bronze Stars for Valor, 32 are Purple Hearts and six are Distinguished Flying Crosses. No other services have yet bestowed medals. (22 Mar 02)

• Kawanis to honor Athens mans Heroism (Randy Burris who died last year after pushing a mother and her infant out of the path of a speeding car, will be honored tonight with an award from Kiwanis, the international service club organization. The Kiwanis International Foundation chose Burris as a recipient of the Robert P. Connelly Medal for heroism. The medal is presented annually to people who render ''service above and beyond the call of duty'' by risking death or physical harm to help someone) (Mar 02)\

• Youth who died rescuing drowning boy receives Medal of Valor (Awarded to Early Ditsavong. The Medal of Valor is the state's (California) highest honor and is awarded to those who perform acts of bravery) (Mar 02)

• The Philadelphia Foundation Embraces the Philadelphia Liberty Medal The Philadelphia Foundation, the region's foremost community foundation and steward of more than 600 charitable funds, announced today that it will assume leadership and administrative responsibility of the Philadelphia Liberty Medal from the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. The Foundation has created a separate non-profit organization -- Philadelphia Liberty Medal, Inc. -- whose Board of Directors, chaired by H. Craig Lewis, will be appointed by the Foundation's Board of Managers and charged with immediately developing an endowment plan and funding campaign for the future of the Liberty Medal. Mr. Lewis is the current chair of The Philadelphia Foundation. The Philadelphia Liberty Medal has been given annually since 1989 on July 4, and honors an individual or organization from anywhere in the world that has "demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance or deprivation." "The Philadelphia Liberty Medal is among the most significant prizes in the world for extraordinary leadership. Its distinguished recipients are models of courage, compassion and creativity. Past recipients of the Philadelphia Liberty Medal are: Polish Solidarity founder -- and then President -- Lech Walesa in 1989; former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in 1990; former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and the French medical and human rights organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in 1991; the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in 1992; South African Presidents F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela in 1993; Czech President Vaclav Havel in 1994; the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata, in 1995; former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and the late King Hussein of Jordan in 1996; the global news network CNN International in 1997; Irish Peace Negotiator Senator George Mitchell in 1998; South Korean President Kim Dae-jung in 1999; Doctors James Watson and Francis Crick, co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, in 2000; United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2001; United States Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2002; and in 2003, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. biz.yahoo.com 8 Apr 04

• Afghan President Named Liberty Medal Recipient Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, has been named the recipient of the 2004 Philadelphia Liberty Medal.  The Philadelphia Liberty Medal was established in 1988. It honors an individual or an organization from anywhere in the world who has "demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation." Previous winners of the medal include former President Jimmy Carter, former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell and last year's recipient, U-S Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. kyw.com 26 May 04

• The Best of New York 10 New Yorkers who were awarded the third annual New York Post Liberty Medals. Inspired by the heroism shown by so many during and after 9/11, the Liberty Medals acknowledge exemplary contributions, great and small, made to the public good by ordinary New Yorkers. Jim Rosenblum (Ambassador); Steve Pouchie (Educator); James Mills (New York's Bravest); Arabella Uhry (Young Heart); George McDonald (Community); Paul Nicholls (Leadership); Marie Frawley (Courage); Maribeth Diaz (New York's Finest); Adrian Flannelly (Freedom) and Maria Campanella (Lifetime Achievement). nypost.com 9 Oct 04

• Resident to get distinguished Ellis Island Medal (Forty-two years after his first trip to the United States, backcountry resident C. Flemming Heilmann will receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, an award given to those who exemplify the "immigrant spirit" and who have given back to their ethnic community. The award was created by Congress after the Statue of Liberty was restored. Past recipients include seven presidents and other public figures, including Walter Cronkite, Janet Reno, the late Victor Borge, Yogi Berra and Rudolph Giuliani) (Apr 02) Ellis Island Medals of Honor Website

• Blair wins top US Award Tony Blair has become the first non-American to win a prestigious award for services to the US. The Prime Minister will receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honour for International Leadership for his role in the war against terrorism. Ananova, UK - 16 Apr 2003
  • Blair wins top US Award - Sky News
  • US to award Blair for 'leadership' - BBC

• Four Indian-Americans to receive Ellis Medal Four Indian-Americans will be awarded the prestigious Ellis Medal by the United States-based National Ethnic Coalition of Organisations for their "exceptional leadership, lifelong humanitarian services and outstanding contribution in the cultural field." Among the awardees are, Gopal Raju, founder of popular ethnic weekly India Abroad; Muhammed Majeed, president of Sabinsa Corporation; R Vijayanagar, cardiothoracic surgeon and Jay S Yadav, interventional cardiologist and director of Vascular Intervention at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. timesofindia.indiatimes.com 29 Apr 04 Nido Qubein Ellis Island Medal recipient. Three Indian Americans to be Honored at Ellis Island 2003 Recipients CUNA Mutual Group CEO Mike Kitchen Receives Ellis Island Medal of Honor Stewart F. Lane receives the Ellis Island Award Inge Auerbacher 1999 Recipient Admiral Robert J. Natter, Thomas C. Eakin '56 and Major General George N. Williams 2002 Recipients Ralph Snyderman, MD 2003 Recipient

• Publisher, physician to receive Ellis Island medals of honor Two prominent Lebanese immigrants — one heads the Vanderbilt University Medical Center surgery department, the other is CEO of the largest Bible and Christian book publisher in the world — are in New York today to receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Dr. Naji Abumrad and Sam Moore are among 130 people being honored today for their contribution to American culture. tenessean.com 15 May 04
  • Food exec receives Ellis Island medal A top executive at a local food company will take his place next to queens and presidents when he receives the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Edward P. Salzano, executive vice president and chief operating officer of LiDestri Foods Inc. in Fairport, will be honored for both his corporate work and community service in the New York City area. Joining him on stage will be honorees including Queen Noor of Jordan, musician Yanni and sportscasters Warner Wolf and Sal Marchiano. Stanley Hubbard — chairman of Hubbard Broadcasting Co., the St. Paul, Minn., parent company of WHEC-TV (Channel 10) in Rochester — also is an honoree. democrateandchronicle.com 15 May 04

• Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award The prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award was presented to a Steward and Benefactor of our Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. On May 15th,2004, John A. Daskalakis joined the ranks of those recognized by both the United State Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. The recipients of this award are listed in the Congressional Record. The National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Foundation, Inc. (NECO) sponsors this award. NECO represents the largest ethnic and heritage organization in the United States and is dedicated to universal brotherhood by conducting a variety of programs encouraging the advancement and protection of all ethnic groups and races. hellenicnews.com Oct 04

• Three Indian Americans Win Ellis Island Medal of Honor Three Indian Americans have been awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.  Dr. Parveen Chopra, author, professor, and chairperson of the Commission of Human Rights of Nassau County, New York; nationally-recognized allergy, asthma and immunology expert and activist Sudhir Parikh, M.D.; and entrepreneur and philanthropist H.R. Shah, chairman and CEO of TV Asia and Krauszer's, will be among this year's recipients. indiawest.com 3 May 05

• President's and Chancellor's Awards for Excellence Stony Brook State University of New York (Apr 02)

• 3 Indo-Americans win Ellis Island Medal TV Asia CEO H R Shah, Head of the Federation of Indian Associations Dr Sudhir Parikh and Chairman of Commission of Human Rights of Nussau County Professor Parveen Chopra were among the 89 people who were awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. sify.com 15 May 05

• Pete Parthenis Sr. was honored with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor We are proud to announce that Pete Parthenis Sr. is receiving the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in New York on Ellis Island. He was nominated by Andy Athens to represent the Greek Ethnicity. The Ellis Island Medal of Honor was created in 1986 to honor the many ancestral groups who through struggle, sacrifice and success help build this nation. The medalists are sanctioned by the United States Congress and recipient’s names are listed in the Congressional Record. Other medalists include Muhammad Ali, Gloria Estefan, Olympia Dukakis, President Ford, President Carter, Bob Hope, Rosa Parks, Lee Iacocca and several Noble Prize winners. hellenicnews.com 2 Sep 05

• Dr. Navin Nanda to Receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor Dr. Navin C. Nanda, professor of medicine and director of the Heart Station/Echocardiography Laboratories at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Ala., has been named one of this year's recipients of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. indiawest.com 19 Apr 06

• Xinhua Finance CEO Ms. Fredy Bush Awarded Ellis Island Medal of Honor Ms. Fredy Bush, founder and CEO of Xinhua Finance Ltd. was awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) during a ceremony on Ellis Island. Fredy Bush, an American citizen originally from Utah, is a successful entrepreneur who started her own financial information provider in China in 1999. The company, Xinhua Finance, listed in Japan, has now become the leading provider of Chinese financial market information, with over US$110 million in revenue in 2005. Her initiatives as CEO of Xinhua Finance aim to improve the transparency of the Chinese markets, enabling international institutional investors to invest in China with greater confidence and efficiency. Under her leadership, Xinhua Finance has forged alliances with a number of financial innovators, including FTSE Group, PR Newswire and Lehman Brothers, to apply global best practices to China's emerging markets. This April, Xinhua Finance formed a partnership with the Milken Institute in the creation of the first set of independent China economic indicators. biz.yahoo.com 13 May 06

  • Joseph Calabrese, MD Receives Prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor Joseph R. Calabrese, MD, a psychiatrist with University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC) and professor of psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was selected as a recipient of the 2006 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. biz.yahoo.com 15 May 06

  • Complete List of Ellis Island Medal of Honor Recipients

• 2002 New York Liberty Medal Heroes Recipients along with photos.  New York Post, NY - 12 May 2003

• Philadelphia Liberty Medal Information and details including list of recipients

   

• Iannuzzi, Neira receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor Several New York State United Teachers leaders were awarded Ellis Island Medals of Honor last month by a foundation that recognizes outstanding ethnic Americans. NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi of Central Islip, Vice President Maria Neira of New York City, and Board of Directors member Frank Volpicella of New York City (not pictured) were among the prominent Americans honored in the Great Hall of Ellis Island by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations. They were cited for their work to strengthen public education and organized labor. nysut.org 9 Jun 05