Medal of Honor; Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty

New York: Artisan Publishers, 2006. Second, expanded edition stated]. Fourth Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Del Calzo, Nick (Photographer). 90 minute DVD present. Glossary of military Terms; xxiii, [1], 295, [1] pages. Illustrations. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Sticker regarding the 90 minute DVD on front of DJ. Foreword by President George H. W. Bush. Essays by Senator John McCain, Victor Davis Hanson, and Tom Brokaw. This work profiles 139 living or recently deceased Medal of Honor awardees from the Second World War, Korean War, and Vietnam War. This edition featured twenty-three new profiles not present in the first edition. Letter from March 25, 2009 Metropolitan Washington USO event pasted to fep. The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who distinguished themselves by acts of valor. The medal is normally awarded by the President of the United States in the name of the U.S. Congress. Because the medal is presented "in the name of Congress", it is often referred to informally as the "Congressional Medal of Honor". However, the official name of the current award is "Medal of Honor", as it began with the U.S. Army's version. There are three versions of the medal, one for the Army, one for the Navy, and one for the Air Force. Personnel of the Marine Corps and Coast Guard receive the Navy version. The Medal of Honor is the oldest continuously issued combat decoration of the United States armed forces. The Medal of Honor was created as a Navy version in 1861 named the "Medal of Valor", and an Army version of the medal named the "Medal of Honor" was established in 1862 to give recognition to men who distinguished themselves "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity" in combat with an enemy of the United States.