110 Living Medal Of Honor Recipients

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Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but beggard is the nation that has but forgets them.

In follow-up to my previous post, here is a link to the names and information regarding the living recipients of the Medal of Honor. From Home Of Heros, regarding the Medal of Honor:

The Medal of Honor may well be our Nation's rarest "gem", and the men who wear it are certainly our most "endangered species". Even most military veterans have never actually SEEN a Medal of Honor, much less met one of the few men authorized to display it around his neck. Since it was established in 1862 at the beginning of the Civil War, it has only been awarded to 3,444 heroes...almost half of them Civil War soldiers

Since the beginning of World War II, only 846 Medals of Honor have been awarded. Over half that number died in their moment of heroism. Only 328 soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen from Pearl Harbor to Somalia have survived to actually wear the Medal. Today only 110 of them are still with us. The information below details the 846 Medals awarded from World War II to present. (There are no surviving World War I Medal of Honor recipients today.)

It is often lamented that our Nation needs REAL heroes, role models for us to admire and emulate. The men who have received our Nation's highest award for heroism certainly meet the criteria. In an age that worships sports heroes, movie stars, and the rich and famous, Medal of Honor recipients stand out. Their claim to the title "hero" comes not from athletic prowess, a celebrity fan club, or financial success. These men attained their title for caring enough about their Nation and their comrades in arms, to risk and often sacrifice their life, that others might live. That quality of character defines a REAL hero.

The names of the 110 living Medal of Honor recipients by branch of service:

73 Living Army Medal of Honor Recipients:

Shizuya Hayashi
Alton Knappenberger
Van T. Barfoot
Walter D. Ehlers
John D. Hawk
Robert D. Maxwell
Barney F. Hajiro
George T. Sakato
Charles H. Coolidge
Wilburn K. Ross
Robert B. Nett
Charles P. Murray
Vernon McGarity
Francis S. Currey
Melvin E. Biddle
Paul J. Wiedorfer
Russell Dunham
Nicholas Oresko
Silvestre Herrera
Vernon J. Baker
Mike Colalillo
Michael J. Daly
Daniel K. Inouye
Alejandro R. Ruiz
Tibor Rubin
Einar H. Ingman, Jr.
Lewis L. Millett
Hiroshi H. Miyamura
Rodolfo P. Hernandez
James L. Stone
Ronald E. Rosser
Ernest E. West
Ola L. Mize
Roger H.C. Donlon
Walter J. Marm
Ed W. Freeman
Bruce P. Crandall
Rascon, Alfred
David C. Dolby
Ronald E. Ray
John F. Baker, Jr.
Robert F. Foley
Charles Hagemeister
David H. McNerney
Kenneth E. Stumpf
Leonard B. Keller
James A. Taylor
Sammy L. Davis
Angelo Liteky
Allan J. Lynch
Patrick H. Brady
Gary G. Wetzel
Clarence Sasser
Drew D. Dix
Frederick E. Ferguson
Thomas J. Kinsman
Jack H. Jacobs
Paul W. Bucha
James M. Sprayberry
Robert M. Patterson
Frank A. Herda
Nicky D. Bacon
Robert L. Howard
Don Jenkins
Harold A. Fritz
Gordon R. Roberts
John Baca
Gary B. Beikirch
Peter C. Lemon
Gary L. Littrell
Michael Fitzmaurice
Brian M. Thacker
Jon R. Cavaiani

13 Living Navy Medal of Honor Recipients:

John W. Finn
Nathan G. Gordon
Eugene B. Fluckey
George E. Wahlen
Richard McCool
Thomas J. Hudner
William Charette
Robert R. Ingram
Donald E. Ballard
Joseph R. Kerrey
Thomas G. Kelley
Thomas R. Norris
Michael E. Thornton

19 Living Marine Corp. Medal of Honor Recipients:

Jefferson J. DeBlanc
James E. Swett
Arthur J. Jackson
Everett P. Pope
Jack H. Lucas
Hershel W. Williams
Hector A. Cafferata
Duane E. Dewey
Robert E. Simanek
Robert E. O'Malley
Harvey C. Barnum
Robert J. Modrzejewski
John J. McGinty,III
Richard Pittman
Howard V. Lee
Jay R. Vargas
James E. Livingston
Wesley L. Fox
Allan J. Kellogg

5 Living Air Force Medal of Honor Recipients:

Bernard F. Fisher
Leo K. Thorsness
George E. Day
Joe M. Jackson
James P. Fleming

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