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Medal Of Honor Research Paper

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There are many awards and achievements to be earned in the United States military. But one award stands out from all of them the most prestige’s one and it is called the Medal of Honor.

The Medal of Honor has been awarded to the nations military 3,465 times to 3,446 different people. It can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the armed services of the United States. It is Generally presented to it’s recipient by President of the United States in the name of the U.S. Congress.

On December 9, 1861 an Iowa senator named James W. Grimes introduced a bill to promote the efficiency of the Navy by authorizing production and distribution of “the Medal of Honor”. President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill and

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