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The Navy Medal of Honor was born in December, 1861 and the Army Medal of Honor six months later.  The Air Force Medal of Honor was not conceived until 1966.  The birthday of all 3 Medals is celebrated on the Month and Day of its first presentation in 1863: NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY MARCH 25th (Public Law 101-64)

Below is a month-by-month calendar of the anniversary of each of our living Medal of Honor Recipient's heroic action.  It was on this day that, in a moment of war and devastation, that each man among them demonstrated the utmost of courage.  Perhaps this anniversary is not so much a day of celebration, but of reflection, for in that moment each man also made immense sacrificed and many lost some of their closest friends.  We encourage every American to remember these heroes, and the comrades with whom they served, on this day of the year.

January			February			March
6	Patrick H. Brady		6	Einar H. Ingman, Jr.		3	George E. Wahlen
6	Don Jenkins		6	Thomas J. Kinsman		9	Jack H. Jacobs
8	Russell Dunham		7	Lewis L. Millett		10	Bernard F. Fisher
8	Gary G. Wetzel		10	John Baca		11	Allan J. Kellogg,Jr.
10	Clarence Sasser		22	Wesley L. Fox		14	Joseph R. Kerrey
11	Harold A. Fritz		23	Hershel W. Williams		16	Rascon, Alfred
12	Ronald E. Rosser					16	Paul W. Bucha
23	Nicholas Oresko					20	Charles Hagemeister
31	Drew D. Dix					22	David H. McNerney
31	Frederick E. Ferguson					23	Michael J. Fitzmaurice
						27	William Charette
						28	Robert R. Ingram
						31	Brian M. Thacker
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April			May			June
1	Gary B. Beikirch		2	Leonard B. Keller		4	Jon R. Cavaiani
1	Peter C. Lemon		2	James E. Livingston		9	Walter D. Ehlers
4	Gary L. Littrell		6	Robert M. Patterson		10	Ola L. Mize
5	Vernon J. Baker		12	Joe M. Jackson		15	Thomas G. Kelley
7	Mike Colalillo		16	Donald E. Ballard		19	Ronald E. Ray
7	James E. Swett		21	David C. Dolby		29	Frank A. Herda
10	Thomas R. Norris		23	Van T. Barfoot
16	Duane E. Dewey		31	Rodolfo P. Hernandez
19	Leo K. Thorsness
21	Daniel K. Inouye
24	Hiroshi H. Miyamura
25	James M. Sprayberry
25	Kenneth E. Stumpf
28	Alejandro R. Ruiz
30	Jay R. Vargas
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July			August			September
6	Roger H.C. Donlon		6	Nicky D. Bacon		7	Robert D. Maxwell
11	Gordon R. Roberts		8	Howard V. Lee		18	Arthur J. Jackson
15	Robert J. Modrzejewski		17	Robert E. Simanek		19	Everett P. Pope
18	John J. McGinty,III		18	Robert E. O'Malley
23	Tibor Rubin		20	John D. Hawk
24	Richard Pittman		26	George E. Day
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October			November			December
12	Ernest E. West		5	John F. Baker, Jr.		4	Thomas J. Hudner
19	Barney F. Hajiro		5	Robert F. Foley		6	Angelo Litkey
24	Charles H. Coolidge		9	James A. Taylor		7	John W. Finn
29	George T. Sakato		14	Walter J. Marm		14	Robert B. Nett
30	Wilburn K. Ross		14	Bruce P. Crandall		15	Allen J. Lynch
31	Michael E. Thornton		18	Sammy L. Davis		16	Vernon McGarity
			21	James L. Stone		16	Charles P. Murray
			26	James P. Fleming		18	Harvey C. Barnum,Jr.
			28	Hector A. Cafferata, Jr.		21	Francis S. Currey
						23	Melvin E. Biddle
						25	Paul J. Wiedorfer
						30	Robert L. Howard

 

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