Is there somone who got Medal of Honor and Medal of Freedom both?
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Byrd, Richard E. (1888-1957). Pioneered use of airplanes in polar regions, making flights over both poles. Acquired scientific knowledge of these regions for more than 30 years. Received peacetime Medal of Honor and Medal of Freedom. 1968.
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Louis "Chesty "Puller  most decorated. David Hackworth most decorated living Marine.
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Col. Robert Gould Shaw\n\nand i think the other one was Col. James M. Montgomery \n\n\ncheck www.imdb.com for more info
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It is late and I'll have to research this one.  I know foriegn nationals serving with us can win our medals and ribbons but not sure how high it goes.\n\nAlso I believe the US Order of Merit is a civilian award and not a military comendation.\n\nOK, done a little research now.  I have found nothing about Margaret Thatcher winning a US Order of Merit but she was awarded the Order of Merit from England. (1)  In fact, I have found no where were the US awards the Order of Merit.\n\nOn military awards, in the US you can only recieve what congress votes for you to recieve.  If a foriegn country wishes to award a medal, congress must ok it first.  Such as South Korea wanted to issue a cold war madel to US servicemen but it was declined because the South Korean military could not recieve it (2).  I am assuming that other countries have similar policies, I know Britain has "The Queens Rule" where only she can knight its citizens, put in place by Queen Elizabeth the First (lost my reference on this one).\n\nOn civilian awards, I am not sure how other countries allow their citizens to recieve them but the two highest civilian awards in the US are The Presidential Medal of Freedom and The Congressional Gold Medal of Honor.  Prime Minister Tony Blair has recieved the Presidential Medal of Freedom so no doubt it can be awarded to foreign nationals. (3)  This is the same medal awarded the passengers of flight 93.\n\nI could not find valor awards for foriegn nationals.  I do know that we do have awards though.  When I was in the Marines I served with a couple of British Royals and I saw them recieve a joint service medal at an awards ceramony.  Them Brits know how to party as well.  So I know people from other countries can recieve awards but unfortunatly all my searches are leading to how US people recieve awards and not awarding other countries.\n\nSpell check was down.
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Sure there is -- on all the websites of the various branches of the service, and you may be able to find more information on the websites for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) or the Veterans Administration.  You can even try Googling whichever medal you want to find.  If you want to see pictures of the medals, try the site listed below:
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Little known piece of trivia ... Do you know who fired the first shot on the South in defense of the Union?\n\nThe second in command at Ft. Sumter was given the honor of firing the first shot around 7.00 am just hours after the Confederates attacked. He was a Captain, and his name was none other than Abner Doubleday - the very same man credited with inventing baseball!
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It is a widely-believed myth that in the United States military all personnel are required to initiate a salute to a Medal of Honor recipient, regardless of rank. Nothing in United States military regulations relates specifically to the Medal of Honor except for its order of precedence on the uniform. Custom, however, does dictate that a general should salute a private if the private has the Medal of Honor, the same convention applies in the United Kingdom to holders of the Victoria Cross and in the Netherlands to holders of the Military Willems Order.
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There was one and only one US Marine killed during Operation Just Cause (Panama Invasion). CPL Garreth C. Isaak, 2nd Marine Division, from Greenville SC. I don't recall his name being featured in Black Hawk Down, but I guess it is possible, though as one poster pointed out that would be a bit odd. (Why would a Marine's name from an invasion of Panama nearly a decade earlier be part of a movie about an Army Operation half a world away?). P.S. If you know why this was done - please e-mail me, I am very curious. Sounds like one of those great pieces of trivia I can unload on my friends - :-)
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Try this link, I've had to use it for my medals in the past, http://usmedals.com/medals.html?s=usmc&p=korea&id_medals=0619MI511329
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SEMPER FI!\nHappy Birthday, sister & brother Marines
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No disrespect intended, I would rather see nobody get one, get hurt that is. What good are benefits when life is hard enough as it is with two good eyes and limbs? Keep the medal and quit causing wars.
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Well, let's see now. The easiest medal that I ever earned was the National Defense Medal upon completion of Basic Training. We called it the Road Guard Medal, the KP Medal, and the Fire Watch Medal. The next two would have been the Expert Marksman Badge and the Good Conduct Medal. After that things were a little different. I earned one Distinguished Service Cross, one Silver Star, one Distinguished Fling Cross, four Bronze Stars (with "V" Device) and four more for Meritorious Service, one Meritorious Service Medal, seven Air Medals (with "V" Device) and three for Meritorious Service, three Army Commendation Medals (with "V" Device) and two for Meritorious Service, three Purple Heart Medals, one Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, one Vietnam Campaign with one Silver Campaign Star Device and one Bronze Campaign Star Device, one Vietnam Service Medal with '60 Device, two Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry Medals (with Palm Device and Bronze Star Device), one Combat Infantryman's Badge, one Aircraft Crewman's Badge (Basic), one Senior Parachutist Badge, and one Vietnamese Parachutist Badge (Basic). I also wore for the units I served in three Presidential Unit Citations,three Valorous Unit Citations, two Meritorious Unit Citations, one Vietnamese Presidential Unit Citation, one Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation(with Palm Device and one Vietnamese Civil Action Unit Citation (with Palm Device. The American servicemen that I knew were never GIVEN any medals, badges, citations, or rank! The key word is EARNED. Also, heroism and valor are very common among the American serviceman and thousands were never recognized for that or some finally after 20+ years or after they've died. What the requirements for other nations servicemen are I have no idea but I know that our Armed Forces do not just hand out medals and even sometimes downgrades the initial recommendation ( like recommended for the Medal of Honor and awarded the Distinguished Service Cross or Silver Star Medal instead). Believe me, all those medals that I earned mean nothing to the vast majority of American citizens and only something to me. Those medals and $1.50 will get me a cup of coffee in this country or maybe a free beer. My biggest honor was to accept certain medals that I felt were on behalf of my men for without them, I would probably have just received one Purple Heart. Nobody I ever knew of asked to be given or awarded any medal.
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medals?  like a purple heart?
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I had and did!  I was in the military and went to war does that count.  But it was all in self defense and defending innocent people.
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This is a comparison which originated with an argument made by Rush Limbaugh and other radio pundits a few months ago. It is a red herring and a false comparison or juxtaposition designed to minimize the sacrifice of our troops.\n\nIt is unpatriotic to compare accidental civilian deaths with the lives of our brave soldiers who enlisted to defend our country. It is true disrespect for our military.
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I chose the truth above all else and when it doesn't come from the government I bless newspapers for having the guts to tell the truth.\n\nNewspapers like the Times and the Washington Post should receive the Medal Of Freedom for trying to keep our government in check.\n\nI admire anyone who can't be bought.
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Puller's autobiography, Fortunate Son: The Healing of a Vietnam Vet, won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for autobiography. The book graphically chronicled his struggle to first overcome crippling injuries he received in 1968 during his tour of duty in Vietnam and later alcoholism. \n\nA few months after arriving in Vietnam as a Marine infantry commander, Puller lost both legs, part of his left hand, and a thumb and forefinger on his right hand. \n\nPuller wrote, \n\n"If I could now summon the courage to forgive my government, to forgive those whose views and actions concerning the war differed from mine, and to forgive myself, I could perhaps move into the present, attain a degree of serenity, and find the reason from which I had been spared, first in Vietnam and then a second time, an alcoholic death".\nPuller, 48, was the son of Lt. General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller Sr., whose heroism in the Pacific during World War II helped make him the most decorated U.S. Marine in history