🦏 Most Recent Medal Of Honor Recipient

President Trump awarded U.S. Army Sgt. Major Thomas P. Payne the Medal of Honor on Sept. 11 after helping save more than 70 hostages from the Islamic State. (Video: The Washington Post) Share In April 2021, Puckett's Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on November 25, 1950, was upgraded to the Medal of Honor. He received the award from President Joe Biden during a ceremony at the White House on May 21, 2021. He is the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean War, since the death of Hiroshi Miyamura on November Davis' Medal of Honor paperwork had been lost twice, resulting in this honor being postponed 56 years after his initial nomination. PHOTO: Col. Paris Davis speaks with ABC News on the day before WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 60 years after he was first recommended for the nation’s highest award for bravery during the Vietnam War, retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces team in combat, will receive the prestigious Medal of Honor on Friday. The overdue recognition for the 83-year-old Virginia 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. Battles/wars. War in Afghanistan. Awards. Medal of Honor. Purple Heart. Kyle Jerome White (born March 27, 1987) is an American financial analyst and former United States Army soldier. He is the seventh living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the War in Afghanistan. The most recent recipient of the Medal of Honor is Paris D. Davis for his service in the Vietnam War with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces. Despite receiving the medal for service during combat operations on June 17-18, 1965, Davis was presented the medal by President Joe Biden at the White House on March 3, 2023. Rank: Private Conflict/Era: World War II Unit/Command: Company C, 504th Parachute Infantry, 82d Airborne Division; Military Service Branch: U.S. Army Medal of Honor Action Date: September 21, 1944 The Museum’s #MissionInspire podcast this month also featured two of America's most recent Medal of Honor recipients, Sgt. Maj. Matthew Williams and Sgt. Maj. Thomas "Patrick" Payne. The recipients discussed how their lives have changed since receiving the Medal, what it felt like to get "the call," the significance of National Medal of Honor K2o7hUl.

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