Medal of Honor

Meanings

proper noun

USgovernmentThe highest military award given in the United States.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was yesterday posthumously awarded a special Medal of Honor by a unanimous vote of the House of Representatives, press dispatches said.
1945 May 23, “FDR HONORED”, in Free Philippines, volume 3, number 24, page 1, column 2

nounthe highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action ‘above and beyond the call of duty’

Similar

Congressional Medal of Honor

Broader

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