Read more Medal of Honor stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25090/medal-of-honor.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:05:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69668/fallen-soldier-awarded-medal-of-honor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArmy Sgt. Jared Monti, who died in 2006 while trying to save the life of a wounded comrade in Afghanistan, was awarded the Medal of Honor this afternoon at the White House. "Jared Monti saw the danger before him and went out to meet it," said President Obama. He presented...http://www.newser.com/story/69668/fallen-soldier-awarded-medal-of-honor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 14:08:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54396/post-911-highest-military-honor-grows-scarce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have produced only five recipients of the Medal of Honor, all of whom died as a result of their heroism, the Military Times reports. Pentagon stinginess with the highest military honor in the post-9/11 era frustrates service members who say a politicized, stringent, and...http://www.newser.com/story/54396/post-911-highest-military-honor-grows-scarce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Mar 2009 12:40:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29025/hero-soldiers-parents-accept-medal-of-honor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRoss McGinnis, a 19-year-old private who sacrificed his life in Iraq, was awarded the Medal of Honor today in a White House ceremony. Rather than fleeing a grenade an insurgent threw at his Humvee, McGinnis dived on it, saving four other soldiers, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. His son "had no...http://www.newser.com/story/29025/hero-soldiers-parents-accept-medal-of-honor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Jun 2008 13:41:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23846/seals-sacrifice-wins-medal-of-honor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Navy SEAL who dove on a live grenade to save comrades' lives in Iraq received the Medal of Honor today, the Navy Times reports. Michael Monsoor's parents, George and Sally, received the nation's highest combat honor from President Bush, who wept during the ceremony. Monsoor, 25, died Sept. 29,...http://www.newser.com/story/23846/seals-sacrifice-wins-medal-of-honor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Apr 2008 17:14:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20652/medal-of-honor-for-sioux-warrior.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first full-blooded Sioux to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded his medal 26 years after his death at a moving ceremony at the White House yesterday, reports CNN. President Bush presented the medal to family members of Army Master Sgt. Woodrow "Woody" Keeble, whose courage in World...http://www.newser.com/story/20652/medal-of-honor-for-sioux-warrior.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Mar 2008 6:32:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/9329/dubya-will-meet-with-dalai.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Bush will meet with the Dalai Lama next week before the monk is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Not so delighted with the Washington love fest are Chinese government officials, and the meeting is bound to infuriate them further. Beijing has already blasted the US for “using the...http://www.newser.com/story/9329/dubya-will-meet-with-dalai.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 12 Oct 2007 3:17:49 CDT