Medal of Honor
noun phrase
: a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the Congress for conspicuous intrepidity at the risk of life in action with an enemy
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This includes increasing the award for the IEEE Medal of Honor, MoH, to $2M. The IEEE MoH award winner will be announced in a press conference in early 2025 and presented at the IEEE Honors Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan in April 2025.
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
The Presidential Medal of Honor is the nation's highest civilian honor.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
This book covers the past 100 years of the IEEE Medal of Honor.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2024
Kapaun, a Catholic priest, received the Medal of Honor in 2013.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
The Presidential Medal of Honor is the nation's highest civilian honor.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
This book covers the past 100 years of the IEEE Medal of Honor.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2024
Kapaun, a Catholic priest, received the Medal of Honor in 2013.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Medal of Honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medal%20of%20Honor. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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