National Medal of Honor Day is Here!

National Medal of Honor Day, celebrated annually on March 25, recognizes all recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest military award for valor in the United States.

Created in 1861, the first medals were awarded to six members of “Andrews’ Raiders” for their volunteering and participation during an American Civil War raid in April of 1862, commonly known as “The Great Locomotive Chase.” The medal has since been awarded to 3,533 of our nation’s finest, including 19 recipients who have received two medals.

Pennsylvania is second only to New York in the number of Medal of Honor recipients at 380, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

Let us remember the gallantry and sacrifice of every recipient of the United States Armed Forces’ highest military decoration.