We take a look at five recent recipients of the Medal of Honor, American Expeditionary Force Born: Oct. 14, 1896, Bayonne, New Jersey Place/Date: Bazoches, France, Aug. 7-9, 1917. Related: 41-Year-Old Medal of Honor Hero Now Faces His Hardest Fight on a New Battlefield "Today we lost an American Hero: Husband, Father, Son, Medal of Honor Recipient -- Special Agent Ronald J. Shurer II," the Secret Service said on Twitter. "From a grateful Nation and Agency -- your memory and legacy will live on forever. Navy SEAL Edward Byers Jr. to receive Medal of Honor. The Navy SEAL who will become on Monday the sixth member of that elite force to receive the Medal of Honor proved his mettle in hand-to-hand You know, our nation’s newest recipients of our highest military award: the Medal of Honor. I want to thank all of our distinguished guests that are here today: the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Sep 5, 2023. President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin presents the Medal of Honor flag to Army Maj. John Duffy, in a ceremony in which Duffy and five other Medal of Honor recipients were inducted into the Pentagon fg0U55j. The Medal of Honor Historical Society has identified at least 71 medal recipients as New Jersey-born. John Basilone, himself a 2011 New Jersey Hall of Fame inductee, is perhaps the best-known of New Jersey’s Medal of Honor recipients. Basilone, who grew up in Raritan, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1940 after three years in the U.S. Army. New York National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Louis Wilson, left, accepts the Medal of Honor on June 2 on behalf of the late Henry Johnson, a World War I hero who was denied the Medal of Honor. The Newest Medal of Honor Recipient: Telling Larry Taylor’s Story Just a few weeks ago, a new hero joined the ranks of America’s Medal of Honor recipients when President Biden presented our nation’s highest award for valor in combat to retired U.S. Army Captain Larry Taylor for his actions in Vietnam, where he risked his life to rescue Navy SEAL Edward Byers Jr. to receive Medal of Honor. The Navy SEAL who will become on Monday the sixth member of that elite force to receive the Medal of Honor proved his mettle in hand-to-hand Medal of Honor. Silver Star. Bronze Star Medal. Purple Heart. Air Medal. John Philip Baca (born January 10, 1949) is a former United States Army soldier and a Vietnam War veteran. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest decoration of the United States Armed Forces, for his actions in Vietnam. Andrew Harnik/AP. Retired Army Col. Paris Davis, an Ohio native, who is set to receive the Medal of Honor for his service in the Vietnam War speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at

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