Presentation Date & Details: November 19, 1968. The White House, presented by Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson. Born: September 29, 1947, South Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI, United States. U.S. Army Private First Class Gary George Wetzel was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War. Robert Emmett O'Malley. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the communist (Viet Cong) forces at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. While leading his squad in the assault against a strongly entrenched enemy force, his unit came under intense small-arms fire. With complete disregard for his personal Florida Medal of Honor Recipients. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the U.S. government. It is bestowed by the President in the name of Congress, and is conferred only upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while Returning to the kill zone a fourth time in a Humvee, he exited the vehicle, evaded a hail of bullets and shells to recover three fallen Marines and a Navy corpsman, working alongside then-Marine Corps Cpl. Dakota Meyer, who on Sept. 15, 2011, received the Medal of Honor for his own actions in the battle. Lieutenant Edouard Izac, the Last Surviving Medal of Honor Recipient from WWI. By Kris Cotariu Harper, EdD. Medal of Honor Recipient Edouard V. Izac. Edouard Victor Izac was born in Cresco, Iowa in 1891. His father was an immigrant from the Alsatian region of Germany, now France; his mother was daughter of immigrants of the Baden-Wurttemberg On November 12, 2015, in a White House ceremony, President Barack Obama awarded Florent Goldberg the nation’s highest military honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor. During the ceremony, the Sasser ran across an open rice paddy through a hail of fire to assist the wounded. After helping one man to safety, he was painfully wounded in the left shoulder by fragments of an exploding rocket. Refusing medical attention, he ran through a barrage of rocket and automatic-weapons fire to aid casualties of the initial attack and, after giving The Medal of Honor is our nation’s highest award for military valor in action. First signed into law in 1861 during the Civil War, the Medal of Honor has fewer than 3,600 Recipients. The Medal is a distinguished award, presented to those who have shown gallantry and intrepidity, at the risk of their lives, above and beyond the call of duty. BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — There are 69 living Medal of Honor recipients. One of them is an African-American Vietnam veteran living in Brevard County. Retired U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Melvin 8JRJjC.

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