THESE ARE THE CRITERIA TO EARN THE MEDAL OF HONOR, THE US MILITARY’S HIGHEST AWARD
Stavros Atlamazoglou | July 19, 2022
In July, U.S. President Joe Biden awarded four Medal of Honor awards to veterans from the Vietnam War.
Staff Sergeant Edward N. Kaneshiro (posthumously), Specialist Five Dwight W. Birdwell, Specialist Five Dennis M. Fujii, and retired Major John J. Duffy were all recognized for their heroics that took place close to 60 years ago in the jungles of southeast Asia.
The occasion justifies a dive into the criteria and circumstances necessary for a warfighter to earn the Medal of Honor.
The criteria for earning the Medal of Honor
The Pentagon established the current criteria for earning the Medal of Honor as the Vietnam War was heating up in the early 1960s.
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