MEDAL OF HONOR
"Approved by the United States Congress in 1862, the Medal of Honor has been presented to men and women who have distinguished themselves in service to their country.
The Medal may only be awarded to a person who was on active military service at the time of the incident.
Medal of Honor stories may be found at http://ngeorgia.com/history/sites/mohm.htm
including the first, some of Andrew's Raiders, for "The Great Locomotive Chase."
Awardees from the Civil War, Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, & Somolia are also featured.
The Medal was originally proposed to General Winfield Scott who did not like the idea. However, a similar proposal in the Navy was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on December 21, 1861. The next year a Medal of Valor was created for the Army. Although only proposed for the Civil War, the Congress made the medal permanent in 1863. Since that time 3400 men and 1 woman have been awarded the medal."