He was on one of the ships, was shot by -- was strafed by the fire from the planes coming in, and yet still had the presence of mind to shoot down a plane, and won the Medal of Honor -- or was awarded the Medal of Honor for that.
He was still awarded silver medal, becoming the first amputee athlete to achieve that feat.
Mr Churchill was recently awarded a medal to recognise his 30 years of volunteering.
Their son, Jason L. Dunham, was awarded the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony this morning.
In 1989, as the Cold War was ending, he was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George Bush.
He will be the fourth living recipient to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Audrey Lloyd, of Redcar, will also be awarded the medal for her dedication to the people of the Whale Hill community.
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Each of them was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism above anything that could be captured in a Hollywood script.
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Michael Ames, who was awarded the medal for services to the community in Bury St Edmunds, said he was "happy and humbled".
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The widow of a naval officer who was shot dead by a junior rating on board a nuclear submarine has been awarded a medal to mark her loss.
His expertise of Italian art was such that in 1957 he was awarded the Medal for Benemeriti della Cultura by the Italian president for services to criticism and history of Italian art.
The 24-year-old Royal Army Medical Corps medic was awarded his medal in March for his actions in Helmand, which saw him rescue a soldier who had been seriously injured in a Taliban ambush while under heavy fire.
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Mrs Molyneux, who wore the posthumous George Medal awarded to her husband during the ceremony, was presented with the medal by the Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester at Wigan Town Hall.
For publicising Scandinavian design, Finland made her a knight and awarded her a medal.
The IOC, meanwhile, now has to decide if Katerina Thanou should be awarded a gold medal.
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She was also awarded the bronze medal in the Ladies Recurve event of the British National Championships.
The United States will be awarded the bronze medal instead, the IOC said in a news release.
She was awarded a National Medal of the Arts by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1999.
He was awarded the George Medal for bravery after being left blinded by a bomb while on patrol.
When she was awarded her George Medal, the citation noted her "nerve, coolness, devotion to duty and high courage".
"Nobody ever expects to be awarded the gold medal by award of default, " said the three-time world title challenger.
She is the recipient of many government honors, including the Distinguished Public Service Award, the Coast Guard's highest medal awarded to a civilian.
She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996, and the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian honour, three years later.
Mrs Parks was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996, and the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian honour, three years later.
Sir Frank was himself awarded the Victoria Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1919, although the RHS was notably quiet on the subject of his gnomes.
In May Rusty, who has been using a wheelchair since 1996, was awarded a bronze medal in the FITA Star event of the National Archery Championships in Dunstable.
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