USCT Medal of Honor Recipients. In the early morning hours of September 29, 1864, black troops, or United States Colored Troops (USCTs for short) charged the Rebel works at New Market Heights, VA. For their valor in this engagement, 14 USCTs received the Medal of Honor. This is the story of these men and the fateful morning of September 29, 1864.
The president presented the Medal of Honor to Lance Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter, who took the brunt of a grenade blast to save a fellow Marine while serving in Afghanistan. Credit Credit
Presented by the Stephen G. and Regina Oswald Foundation, the 2023 Congressional Medal of Honor Society Convention is the largest annual gathering of Medal of Honor Recipients and one of the country’s most prestigious and patriotic events, providing opportunities for Recipients to reunite with one another and to share their stories of service
Former US Army corporal and Medal of Honor recipient Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura has died, according to a news release from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. He was 97 years old Se2r.