Summer 2001, Vol. 33, No. 2 | Genealogy Notes By Mark C. Mollan Enlarge The original design of the army Medal of Honor shows the goddess Minerva fending off a symbol of discord. The thirty-four stars surrounding the figures represent the number of states in the Union. (NARA, Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's–1917, RG 94) "It was a painfully thrilling moment," William Pittenger Dec 8, 2021 Three soldiers will soon receive the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden. Left to right: Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Celiz, Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe and Master Sgt. Earl The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is pleased to announce that Justice Barry T. Albin (ret.) and Lawrence S. Lustberg, Esq., have been named the recipients of the Foundation’s 2023 Medal of Honor Award. The Foundation’s Medal of Honor Award is given annually to lawyers, law-related professionals, and lay people to recognize professional excellence, service […] Gary B. Beikirch. Gary Burnell Beikirch (August 29, 1947 – December 26, 2021) was a United States Army soldier who received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Vietnam War. A combat medic, Beikirch was awarded the medal for exposing himself to intense fire in order to rescue and President Joe Biden on Thursday awarded the Medal of Honor -- the nation's highest military award for valor -- to three U.S. soldiers for risking their lives "above and beyond the call of duty Since 1861 when the Medal of Honor was established, 3,520 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen have been awarded the nation's highest award for valor. Their stories will now live Edward Allen Carter Jr. (May 26, 1916 – January 30, 1963) was a United States Army sergeant first class who was wounded in action during World War II. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on March 23, 1945, near Speyer, Germany. [1] [2] Nine recipients of the Medal of Honor have been accredited to New Mexico. Learn more about them below. Citation: For acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the Oeyw4CG.

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