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The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest military honor, awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. The medal is awarded by the President of the United States in the name of the U.S. Congress to U.S. military personnel only. There are three versions of the medal, one for the Army, one for the Navy, and one for the Air Force. Personnel of the Marine Corps and Coast Guard receive the Navy version.
The Medal of Honor was created as a Navy version in 1861 named the "Medal of Valor", and an Army version of the medal named the "Medal of Honor" was established in 1862 to give recognition to men who distinguished themselves "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity" in combat with an enemy of the United States. Because the medal is presented "in the name of Congress," it is often referred to as the "Congressional Medal of Honor". However, the official name is the "Medal of Honor," which began with the U.S. Army's version. Within United States Code the medal is referred to as the "Medal of Honor", and less frequently as "Congressional Medal of Honor".
A medal or medallion is, strictly speaking, a small, flat, and round (at times, ovoid) piece of metal that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way marked with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for sporting, military, scientific, academic, or various other achievements. Military awards and decorations are more precise terms for certain types of state decoration. Medals may also be created for sale to commemorate particular individuals or events, or as works of artistic expression in their own right. In the past, medals commissioned for an individual, typically with his portrait, were often used as a form of diplomatic or personal gift, with no sense of being an award for the conduct of the recipient.
An artist who creates medals or medallions is called a "medallist" (UK) or "medalist" (US). There are also devotional medals which may be worn for religious reasons. Medals have long been popular collectible items either as a variety of exonumia or of militaria. Medals may also be produced in a rectangular shape, though these would more correctly be described as a plaquette, and official awards such as military decorations are often in shapes such as crosses or stars, but are still loosely called "medals", as in the star-shaped American Medal of Honor.
Honour (also honor in American English, see spelling differences; from the Latin word honor) is an abstract concept entailing a perceived quality of worthiness and respectability that affects both the social standing and the self-evaluation of an individual or corporate body such as a family, school, regiment or nation. Accordingly, individuals (or corporate bodies) are assigned worth and stature based on the harmony of their actions with a specific code of honour, and the moral code of the society at large.
Dr. Samuel Johnson, in his A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), defined honour as having several senses, the first of which was "nobility of soul, magnanimity, and a scorn of meanness." This sort of honour derives from the perceived virtuous conduct and personal integrity of the person endowed with it. On the other hand, Johnson also defined honour in relationship to "reputation" and "fame"; to "privileges of rank or birth", and as "respect" of the kind which "places an individual socially and determines his right to precedence." This sort of honour is not so much a function of moral or ethical excellence, as it is a consequence of power. Finally, with respect to sexuality, honour has traditionally been associated with (or identical to) "chastity" or "virginity", or in case of married men and women, "fidelity". Some have argued that honour should be seen more as a rhetoric, or set of possible actions, than as a code.
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is a 2002 first-person shooter video game developed by 2015, Inc. It was published by EA Games and officially released for Microsoft Windows on January 22, 2002 in North America and on February 15, 2002 in Europe. Aspyr published the Mac OS X version released in August 2002. A Linux version was also released in 2004.
Allied Assault is the third game in the Medal of Honor series. It is the first game in the series for Microsoft Windows, and the only game in the series with expansion packs. The game uses the Quake III Arena engine, with modifications from Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.², to simulate infantry combat in the European and North African theaters during World War II. In the spring of 2014, GameSpy announced the shutdown of their master servers, which were responsible for MoH:AA's in-game server browser.
In the game the player takes on the role of Lt. Mike Powell of the United States Army Rangers who works for the OSS. Single-player missions include assaulting German bases in Algiers and Norway, storming Omaha Beach on D-Day, and rescuing comrades behind enemy lines in occupied France. The game's levels are often compared to Steven Spielberg's 1998 film Saving Private Ryan; many of the levels are direct quotations of the scenery (or even complete sequences as in the Omaha Beach mission) in the film. Omaha Beach was re-created in Medal of Honor: Frontline for consoles.
The Medal of Freedom was a decoration established by President Harry S. Truman to honor civilians whose actions aided in the war efforts of the United States and its allies. It was intended to be awarded by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, or the Secretary of the Navy, but it is known that Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy also authorized awards.
The medal is a bronze disc whose obverse features the profile bust facing left of an individual wearing a cap resembling an American bald eagle ornamented by stars, with the word "FREEDOM" in capital letters in an arc at the bottom of the disc. The reverse features the Liberty Bell surrounded by the words "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in capital letters. The medal is suspended on a red ribbon with four thin white stripes. The original Executive Order 9586 establishing the medal specified "No more than one Medal of Freedom shall be awarded to any one person, but for a subsequent act or service justifying such an award a suitable device may be awarded to be worn with the medal" and bronze, silver, and gold palm devices were produced and awarded, but there is no evidence of U.S. citizens having received these palm devices, whereas non-U.S. citizens did receive quite a number of them, and these devices have been interpreted as signifying degrees of the award.
Medal of Honor Frontline gameplay walkthrough part 1, campaign mission 1 "D-Day". Played on PS2 for PS2, GameCube and Xbox. Medal of Honor Frontline Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr2jljBBtVJ8imYo4PtwVCNfHM4W53qgT AFGuidesHD Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Adrenaline-Fuelled-Guides/159786237389215?fref=ts AFGuidesHD Steam Page - http://steamcommunity.com/groups/AFguides AFGuidesHD Twitter Page - https://twitter.com/Braderz_12
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Medal of Honor Game Movie Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamematics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gamematics/ Website: http://www.gamematics.net Community: http://www.gamematics.net/forums Gameplay: ThaBamboozler Game Developer: Danger Close (EA Los Angeles) Game Publisher: Electronic Arts
Medal of Honor was one of the best combat video games to have ever come out. Allied Assault was one of the several versions of the MoH series and the Omaha Beach segment was one of the most intense moments of the game. I thought it was a lot like Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan. The game was published by EA Games and was playable on PC game platform, Windows, Linux and Mac. This video is a playthrough of the battle.
Medal of Honor Warfighter Game Movie Website: http://www.gamematics.net Community: http://www.gamematics.net/forums Gameplay: ThaBamboozler Game Developer: Danger Close Games Game Publisher: Electronic Arts --------- Medal of Honor Warfighter tells the story of U.S. Tier 1 Operator, “Preacher” as he returns home from overseas only to find his family torn apart from years of deployment. Trying to pick up the pieces to salvage what remains of his marriage, Preacher is reminded of what he’s fighting for - family. But when an extremely deadly explosive (PETN) penetrates civilian borders and his two worlds collide, Preacher and his fellow teammates are sent in to solve the problem. They take the fight to the enemy and do whatever it takes to protect their loved ones from harm. ---------
Medal of Honor Gameplay featuring Campaign Singleplayer Mission ● NEW Gameplays: https://bit.ly/Gamekiller346 ● Featured Games: https://bit.ly/newgamevideos About the game: Combat the Taliban in the single-player campaign of Medal of Honor, or take the fight online in the competitive multiplayer modes. All Comments & Likes are appreciated! Subscribe to GameKiller346's channel for more game videos: https://bit.ly/GK346
1. Medal of Honor (1999) 2. Medal of Honor: Underground (2000) 3. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2002) 4. Medal of Honor: Frontline (2002) 5. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Spearhead* (2002) 6. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Breakthrough* (2003) 7. Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (2003) 8. Medal of Honor: Infiltrator (2003) 9. Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (2004) 10. Medal of Honor: European Assault (2005) 11. Medal of Honor: Heroes (2006) 12. Medal of Honor: Vanguard (2007) 13. Medal of Honor: Airborne (2007) 14. Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (2007) 15. Medal of Honor (2010) 16. Medal of Honor: Warfighter (2012) * Expansion pack for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Intro Music: Mattia Cupelli Any ideas and suggestions about future videos are welcomed. Please write me on my channel. You can ...
President Obama awards Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving in Afghanistan, June 19, 2014.
On November 18, 1967, Private First Class Sammy Davis, wounded and under intense enemy fire, crossed a river to rescue three wounded soldiers near Cai Lay, Vietnam. On November 19, 1968, Davis received the Medal of Honor. The footage from that day as well as Davis's citation were used as source materials for the film Forrest Gump. Read more about Davis and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at http://www.artisanbooks.com/products/9781579654627/
President Obama Awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom | President Obama is finishing out his second term by honoring some superstars from the worlds of film, TV, sports and music.Robert DeNiro, Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres, Robert Redford and Bruce Springsteen are among the big names who'll receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, on Nov. 22 at the White House. Cicely Tyson, Diana Ross, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan are also among the 21 medal recipients, as are Bill and Melinda Gates, sports broadcaster Vin Scully, and "Saturday Night Live" creator and producer Lorne Michaels. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is awarded to people who have "made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United State...
Medal of Honor Frontline gameplay walkthrough part 1, campaign mission 1 "D-Day". Played on PS2 for PS2, GameCube and Xbox. Medal of Honor Frontline Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr2jljBBtVJ8imYo4PtwVCNfHM4W53qgT AFGuidesHD Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Adrenaline-Fuelled-Guides/159786237389215?fref=ts AFGuidesHD Steam Page - http://steamcommunity.com/groups/AFguides AFGuidesHD Twitter Page - https://twitter.com/Braderz_12
Buy Super Cheap Games @ https://www.g2a.com/r/cheap-as-chips-games All settings on max @ 1280x720 PC Specs:- AMD Phenom II X4 955 OC to 3.5Ghz Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1Gig OCZ 4GB 1333Mhz DDR3 Memory Buy Medal of Honor for only £1/$1.70 at this website ---- https://www.g2a.com/r/medalofhonor-ea
Medal of Honor Game Movie Twitter: https://twitter.com/gamematics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gamematics/ Website: http://www.gamematics.net Community: http://www.gamematics.net/forums Gameplay: ThaBamboozler Game Developer: Danger Close (EA Los Angeles) Game Publisher: Electronic Arts
Medal of Honor was one of the best combat video games to have ever come out. Allied Assault was one of the several versions of the MoH series and the Omaha Beach segment was one of the most intense moments of the game. I thought it was a lot like Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan. The game was published by EA Games and was playable on PC game platform, Windows, Linux and Mac. This video is a playthrough of the battle.
Medal of Honor Warfighter Game Movie Website: http://www.gamematics.net Community: http://www.gamematics.net/forums Gameplay: ThaBamboozler Game Developer: Danger Close Games Game Publisher: Electronic Arts --------- Medal of Honor Warfighter tells the story of U.S. Tier 1 Operator, “Preacher” as he returns home from overseas only to find his family torn apart from years of deployment. Trying to pick up the pieces to salvage what remains of his marriage, Preacher is reminded of what he’s fighting for - family. But when an extremely deadly explosive (PETN) penetrates civilian borders and his two worlds collide, Preacher and his fellow teammates are sent in to solve the problem. They take the fight to the enemy and do whatever it takes to protect their loved ones from harm. ---------
Medal of Honor Gameplay featuring Campaign Singleplayer Mission ● NEW Gameplays: https://bit.ly/Gamekiller346 ● Featured Games: https://bit.ly/newgamevideos About the game: Combat the Taliban in the single-player campaign of Medal of Honor, or take the fight online in the competitive multiplayer modes. All Comments & Likes are appreciated! Subscribe to GameKiller346's channel for more game videos: https://bit.ly/GK346
1. Medal of Honor (1999) 2. Medal of Honor: Underground (2000) 3. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2002) 4. Medal of Honor: Frontline (2002) 5. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Spearhead* (2002) 6. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Breakthrough* (2003) 7. Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (2003) 8. Medal of Honor: Infiltrator (2003) 9. Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (2004) 10. Medal of Honor: European Assault (2005) 11. Medal of Honor: Heroes (2006) 12. Medal of Honor: Vanguard (2007) 13. Medal of Honor: Airborne (2007) 14. Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (2007) 15. Medal of Honor (2010) 16. Medal of Honor: Warfighter (2012) * Expansion pack for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Intro Music: Mattia Cupelli Any ideas and suggestions about future videos are welcomed. Please write me on my channel. You can ...
President Obama awards Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving in Afghanistan, June 19, 2014.
On November 18, 1967, Private First Class Sammy Davis, wounded and under intense enemy fire, crossed a river to rescue three wounded soldiers near Cai Lay, Vietnam. On November 19, 1968, Davis received the Medal of Honor. The footage from that day as well as Davis's citation were used as source materials for the film Forrest Gump. Read more about Davis and other Medal recipients in MEDAL OF HONOR at http://www.artisanbooks.com/products/9781579654627/
President Obama Awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom | President Obama is finishing out his second term by honoring some superstars from the worlds of film, TV, sports and music.Robert DeNiro, Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres, Robert Redford and Bruce Springsteen are among the big names who'll receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, on Nov. 22 at the White House. Cicely Tyson, Diana Ross, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan are also among the 21 medal recipients, as are Bill and Melinda Gates, sports broadcaster Vin Scully, and "Saturday Night Live" creator and producer Lorne Michaels. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is awarded to people who have "made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United State...
Marching hours to another new field
Bombs meet bodies on this crazy wheel
Breaking bullets, loaded guns
You repent of your sins with a medal of honour
Shades of happiness are lost in me
Thinkin' of you and me, we felt complete yeah!
I won't blame my choice to be here again
The sky will fall, this war will last forever
My flesh and bones hurt
We're running through the never
Honour, honour, means nothing at all
(When) people lyin' into the unknown
Father, father, I will return
I won't close my eyes 'til I return no I won't!
I'm twisting and turning
I'm smashing, killing, this is war!
The sky will fall, this war will last forever
My flesh and bones hurt
We're running through the never
Honour, honour, means nothing at all
(When) people lyin' into the unknown
Father, father, I will return