The Medal of Honor: The Stories of Our Nation's Most Celebrated Heroes
The Medal of Honor is awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States. This 6-part documentary chronicles the highest award given to military personnel for their extreme bravery, valor and harrowing sacrifices. Covering the Civil War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, learn about the most courageous acts performed by the people who fight for American freedom.
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- Ep 1
1.The Civil War
02-04-201239 minIn 1862, President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin Stanton first authorized a new medal, known now as the highest military decoration awarded by the United States govern...
- Ep 2
2.World War I
02-04-201241 minSergeant Alvin C. York of the U.S. 82nd Division is probably the most famous Medal of Honor recipient and his combat experience is detailed here. As is the epic story of Corporal F...
- Ep 3
3.World War II in Europe
02-04-201244 minMedal of Honor awardee First Lieutenant Robert Waugh is one anchor story for Episode Three, along with African-Americans and Lieutenants Vernon Baker and John R. Fox fighting the G...
- Ep 4
4.World War II in the Pacific
02-04-201238 minUnited States Marine and Army stories from the island-to-island Pacific War take us from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima. Private John McKinney's actions on the Philippine Island of Luzon...
- Ep 5
5.Korea
02-04-201240 minEpisode Five details the "Forgotten War" and awardees First Lieutenant Walter Schowalter, Corporal Rodolfo Hernandez and Sergeant Cornelius Charlton in battle against the Communist...
- Ep 6
6.Vietnam
02-04-201241 minEpisode Six lands in the jungles and the rocky grasslands of Vietnam, telling the stories of several men whose actions at the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley in 1965 earned them the...
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