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Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...
is the United States of America's highest military honor. Medal of Honor or Medal of Honour may also refer to:


Awards


National Honours

* Medal of Honour (Hong Kong) * Medal of Honour, the fifth-highest honour of the
orders, decorations, and medals of Monaco There are four orders of Monaco. These are: * Order of Saint-Charles (french: Ordre de Saint-Charles), founded on 15 March 1858 by Prince Charles III and modified on 23 December 1966 by Prince Rainier III; * Order of the Crown (''Ordre de la Cour ...
* Medals of Honor (Japan), different Japanese medals, each individually known as a Medal of Honor in English ** Military Medal of Honor (Japan) *
Pingat Kehormatan The Pingat Kehormatan ( en, Medal of Honour) is a Singaporean national honour instituted in 1970. It is a medal awarded to any member of the Singapore Armed Forces or the Singapore Police Force The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is the nation ...
, (English: Medal of Honour) in Singapore * Congressional Space Medal of Honor *
Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor ( tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Şeref Madalyası) is the highest medal that can be bestowed upon an individual by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and was first created on July 27, 1967. Technical specificati ...


Other awards

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Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor The Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor (Spanish: ''Medalla de Honor "Belisario Domínguez" del Senado de la República'') is the highest award bestowed by the Mexican Senate. It forms part of the Mexican Honors System and is currently Mexico's ...
(Mexico) * Cardenas Medal of Honor (United States) *
Confederate Medal of Honor (Sons of Confederate Veterans) The Confederate Medal of Honor is a posthumous award created by the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) in 1977 to recognize Confederate veterans who "distinguished themselves conspicuously by gallantry, bravery, and intrepidity at the risk of lif ...
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Ellis Island Medal of Honor The Ellis Island Medal of Honor is an American award founded by the Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS) (formerly known as the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO)), which is presented annually to American citizens, both native-born a ...
(National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations) *
IEEE Medal of Honor The IEEE Medal of Honor is the highest recognition of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It has been awarded since 1917, when its first recipient was Major Edwin H. Armstrong. It is given for an exceptional contribution ...
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) *
New York City Police Department Medal of Honor The New York City Police Department Medal of Honor is the highest law enforcement medal of the New York City Police Department. The Medal of Honor is awarded for individual acts of extraordinary bravery performed in the line of duty at extreme r ...
(City of New York) * Photoplay Medal of Honor (''Photoplay'' magazine) *
Texas Legislative Medal of Honor The Texas Legislative Medal of Honor, commonly referred to as the Texas Medal of Honor, is the highest military decoration that can be conferred to a service member of the Texas Military Forces. It can also be conferred to service members of the ...
(State of Texas) * Victoria Medal of Honour (Royal Horticultural Society)


Television

* ''
Medal of Honor (documentary) ''Medal of Honor'' is an anthology documentary series that is based on real life combat events and personal sacrifice that ultimately lead to being awarded the Medal of Honor. The series highlights Medal of Honor awards that are given both posth ...
'', a 2018 documentary miniseries about eight American soldiers who were awarded the medal


Films

* ''Medal of Honor'' (film), 2009 Romanian film


Video games

* ''Medal of Honor'' (series), a video game series ** ''Medal of Honor'' (1999 video game), the first game in the series ** ''Medal of Honor'' (2010 video game), a reboot of the series ** ''Medal of Honor'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the 2010 game


Other

* ''Medal of Honor'' (comics), American comic book series (1994–95)


See also

* ''Galactic Medal of Honour'', 1976 novel by Mack Reynolds * * {{disambiguation Medals