Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients

The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest honor issued to US servicemen. Since the award began during the Civil War, just over 3,400 Medals of Honor have been awarded. On the occasion of Veteran's Day, Host Larry Mantle speaks with military historian Professor Perry Hutchison, as well as with two Medal of Honor recipients about how they won the Medal and what it means to them. Drew Dix, Medal of Honor recipient from action in the city of Chau Phu, near the Cambodian border, 1968, and John Cavaiani, Medal of Honor recipient from action at Hickory radio relay site near Khe Sanh, are profiled in a new book called Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty (Artisan)

The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest honor issued to US servicemen. Since the award began during the Civil War, just over 3,400 Medals of Honor have been awarded. On the occasion of Veteran's Day, Host Larry Mantle speaks with military historian Professor Perry Hutchison, as well as with two Medal of Honor recipients about how they won the Medal and what it means to them. Drew Dix, Medal of Honor recipient from action in the city of Chau Phu, near the Cambodian border, 1968, and John Cavaiani, Medal of Honor recipient from action at Hickory radio relay site near Khe Sanh, are profiled in a new book called Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty (Artisan)