Medal of Honor

On the anniversary of his birth, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Lance P. Sijan, a Vietnam War fighter pilot who received a Medal of Honor.

On Vietnam War Veterans Day, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Drew Dennis Dix, a Medal of Honor recipient from the war.

On National Medal of Honor Day, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Roy Perez Benavidez, a Vietnam War special forces soldier.

Marine Corps Veteran James Anderson Jr. was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions performed on duty in Vietnam.

During National Black History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Ruben Rivers, who received a Medal of Honor for actions in WWII.

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Horace Carswell Jr., a World War II Medal of Honor and Purple Heart recipient.

On the Navy’s 245th birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Mervyn Bennion, who received a Medal of Honor for his actions Dec. 7, 1941.

On the anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Randall Shughart, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions.

Vernon Baker was the first living African American World War II Veteran to receive a Medal of Honor when he was awarded 50 years after the war.

On the Coast Guard birthday, Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Douglas Albert Munro, the service’s only Medal of Honor recipient.

On the Army’s 245th birthday, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Sammy L. Davis, a Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War.

Daniel K. Inouye served during World War II in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. During an attack on a German ridge in San Terenzo, Italy, Inouye was badly injured and lost his right arm to a rifle grenade attack. He later received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Italy. After the war, he became a lawyer and was active in Hawaiian politics. He became Hawaii’s first representative to the House and then a U.S. senator.