Air Force
Enlisted Medal of Honor recipients
The Medal of Honor is the
highest U.S. military decoration awarded to individuals who, while serving in
the U.S. armed services, have distinguished themselves by conspicuous gallantry
and courage at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty. Each
recommendation for this decoration must incontestably prove that the act of
bravery or self-sacrifice involved obvious risk of life and, if the risk hadn't
been taken, there would be no just grounds for censure. The award is made in
the name of congress and is presented by the President of the United States.
Originally authorized by congress in 1861, it's sometimes called the "Congressional
Medal of Honor."