Sentences with phrase «receive medal of honor»

After a military investigation into exactly what happened, Carpenter will receive the Medal of Honor at a ceremony later this year.

Others who were present, including James Stockdale — a Navy pilot who would later receive the Medal of Honor — disputed the official account:

The pilot would later receive the Medal of Honor for his actions.

Example: Army veteran Jose Rodela received the Medal of Honor earlier this year for his valor during an 18 - hour battle in Vietnam in September 1969.

Kyle White, who received the Medal of Honor in May for a different battle, was also on hand to give his fellow soldier a little bit of friendly ribbing (You can see him in the left of the frame).

She received the Medal of Honor for her war efforts and was the only woman ever to do so even today.

Hassett received the Medal of Honor, the Police Department's highest distinction.

Only two other Albany County residents are known to have received the Medal of Honor: Parker F. Dunn of Albany, who was killed in action in World War I, and Peter Dallesandro of Watervliet, a World War II hero.

Of the 1.55 million Black American military servicemen, not one had received the Medal of Honor.

The well - received Medal of Honor was the result.

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Along with the many honors he received from the evangelical community and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Graham received the $ 1 million Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion in 1982 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1996.

Moglia has received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and the Sharp Trophy for Leadership.

He received his degree in Industrial Engineering in Munich, Germany, is an Honorary Senator of the University of Innsbruck, received the Medal of «Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres» from the French Republic in 2001; the «Grand Decoration of Honor in Gold» for Services to the Republic of Austria in 2006; and the «Order of Merit» in Gold given by the Lutheran Church of Austria, 2007.

In 1929 he received the Remington Honor Medal, the American Pharmaceutical Association's top award «to recognize distinguished service on behalf of American pharmacy during the preceding years, culminating in the past year, or during a long period of outstanding activity or fruitful achievement.»

The Arlington Heights Park District is a three - time recipient of the National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management having received top honors in 1983, 1992, and 2001.

#TBT to June 19, 2008 when I had the tremendous honor to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush.

Lewis, a civil rights leader, was beaten by the Ku Klux Klan during a peaceful march in the sixties, and later in life received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor.

A former 10th Mountain Division soldier will receive the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during a 2009 battle in Afghanistan.

At 3:30 p.m., Slaughter will honor the service of Lt. George O. Bluhm and present his widow, Betsy Bluhm, and daughter, Thelma Joy, with the eight service medals he earned but never received as a WWII bomber pilot, 3120 Federal Bldg. 100 State St., Rochester.

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New York Sen. Charles Schumer has introduced legislation to allow a black World War I soldier from Albany to receive a posthumous Medal of Honor.

Vietnam Veterans from Westchester will receive a medal in honor of their service.

In June, Professor Mildred Dresselhaus will formally receive the 2015 IEEE Medal of Honor for her leadership and contributions across many fields of science and engineering.

In 2005 Cerf (and longtime collaborator Robert Kahn) received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor given in the United States, in recognition of work that had placed them «at the forefront of a digital revolution that has transformed global commerce, communication, and entertainment.»

Ten days later, they received Purple Heart medals, an honor presented to those wounded or killed in the line of service.

Tu also received numerous awards nationally which include «Award for Progress in Anti-malarial Research Achieved by Project 523 Scientific Team» honored by China National Congress of Science and Technology (1978); «National Scientific Discovery Award» for Anti-malaria Drug - Qinghaosu by the China Ministry of Science and Technology (1979); «Invention Award» (as the first inventor) by China National Congress for Awards in Science and Technology (1982); «Award of Young and Middle - aged Experts with Outstanding Contribution» by the Chinese Government (1984); «The Top Honorary Award» by China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1992); «The Top Ten National Achievements for Progress in Science and Technology» by China National Committee of Science and Technology (1992); «First - Class Award of National Achievements in Science and Technology» by China National Award Committee for Advances in Science and Technology (1992); «National Model» by China State Council (1995); «Award for Outstanding Achievement in Traditional Chinese Medicine» by Guangzhou Zhongjing Award Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine (1995); «Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award» by Qiu Shi Science and Technologies Foundation of Hong Kong (1996); «Top Ten Health Achievements in New China» by China Ministry of Health (1997); «Female Inventor of the New Century» by China National Bureau of Intellectual Property (2002); «Golden Medal of the 14th National Invention Exhibition» by China National Bureau of Intellectual Property (2003); «Award for Development of Chinese Materia Medica» by Cyrus Chung Ying Tang Foundation, (2009).

Kim Budil, a Lab employee on assignment in Washington D.C. to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), has received a rarely bestowed honor, the NNSA Administrator's Award for Excellence Medal, for distinguished service in the national security interests of the United States.

Whitehead Founding Member Robert Weinberg is one of two scientists to receive the prestigious Salk Institute Medal for Research Excellence, an honor that Salk has bestowed only twice before in its 55 - year history.

Meave Leakey, Director of Field Research at TBI and research professor at Stony Brook University's Department of Anthropology, received the 2016 Hubbard Medal, named for the first president of the National Geographic Society, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, often called National Geographic's highest honor.

Drake received a number of awards and honors during his career, including the College of Science Career Distinguished Teaching Award, Aviation Week and Space Technology 2001 Laurels Award for Outstanding Achievement in Space, Leonard Medal of the Meteoritical Society, and the University of Arizona Senior Honorary Bobcats Outstanding Faculty Member Award in 2006.

In 2014, Dr Meinwald received the National Medal of Science, the highest honor in the USA for achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology.

8/27/2007 UCSD Pulmonary Specialist Receives High Honor from American Lung Association The American Lung Association (ALA) of California awarded the Michael Stulbarg Memorial California Medal to physician / professor Andrew Ries, M.D., M.P.H., at its annual conference in San Francisco, on August 24, 2007.

Schuldiner, who has been a member of ASCB since 2003, says she is excited and honored to be selected to receive the EMBO Gold Medal and shares credit with both her students and her spouse.

Professor Salayev has received several awards and honors, including the Azerbaijan State Prize in Science (1972), Honorary Scientific Person of Azerbaijan (1972), Honor Medal of Azerbaijan Republick (1997) and the Vavilov Premium (1982) in the field of the scientific device creation.

Last year, four military dogs received medals for valor in the inaugural American Humane K - 9 Medal of Courage Awards, with American Humane President Robin Ganzert saying at the ceremony on Capitol Hill, «We feel it is time to recognize and honor the extraordinary feats and acts of devotion these heroic animals perform every day.»

The 39 - year - old actor was clearly quite pleased by the honor of receiving his CBE, a turquoise medal shaped like a cross and hanging from a ribbon.

She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor and was nominated for the Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress for her performance as Rebecca Morgan in Sounder.

Canada, named to Fortune's list of the 50 greatest leaders in the world in 2014, received the HGSE Medal for Education Impact, the highest honor given by the school, in 2012.

Esquith has received many tremendous honors including the 1992 National Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, Disney's and Parents Magazine's top national teaching honors, Oprah Winfrey's Use Your Life Award, the 2003 National Medal of Arts, and recognition as an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) from Queen Elizabeth.

Dean Kathleen McCartney has announced that Civil Rights activist, author, and political adviser James Meredith will receive the Harvard Graduate School of Education Medal for Education Impact, the highest honor given by the school, and speak at the 2013 Convocation ceremony on May 29.

Canada was on campus to receive the Harvard Graduate School of Education Medal for Educational Impact, the School's highest honor that recognizes those who demonstrate an outstanding contribution to the field of education.

The Medal for Education Impact has a very special significance for me as CDF celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and I and all of my colleagues are so grateful to be receiving this honor,» Edelman said.

Dean Kathleen McCartney has announced that Marian Wright Edelman will receive the Harvard Graduate School of Education Medal for Education Impact, the highest honor given by the Ed School.

Winning an Olympic Medal is one of the greatest honors an athlete can receive.

Below is a complete list of the charter schools serviced by Academica that received U.S. News & World Report 2015 Best High Schools in Florida honors (except where noted), including Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for excellence in college readiness, plus national rankings:

He was named Time Magazine's «Man of the Year» in 1997, and received the IEEE 2000 Medal of Honor, and the 2001 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Strategic Management Society.

Honors she has received include the Gold Medal of Honor from the American - Irish Historical Society (1993), the Spirit of Achievement Award from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (1994), the National Arts Club's first Gold Medal in Education (1994), the Horatio Alger Award (1997), the Outstanding Mother of the Year Award (1998), the Bronx Legend Award (1999), the 2001 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Passionists» Ethics in Literature Award (2002), the first Reader's Digest Author of the Year Award 2002 and the Christopher Life Achievement Award in 2003.

Angie Thomas» runaway crossover hit of 2017, The Hate U Give, took the William C. Morris award for best YA debut along with best audiobook and two other honors, while Filipino - American author Erin Entrada Kelly's «wonderful, fantastical and unique» middle grade book Hello, Universe was awarded the Newbery Medal, and Matthew Cordell's Wolf in the Snow received the Caldecott.

Also honored at the ceremony will be poet John Ashbery, who will receive the 2011 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters for a lifetime of literary achievement.

He has served on nearly two dozen not - for - profit boards including the Children's Defense Fund, the Black Children's Community Crusade and the Italian American Foundation and has received numerous awards for his cultural and charitable efforts, including the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Frederick Douglass Medallion, and the Americanism Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Anti-Defamation League, which acknowledged Riggio's work «to celebrate diversity and make the dream of freedom and equality a reality for so many Americans.&rHonor, the Frederick Douglass Medallion, and the Americanism Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Anti-Defamation League, which acknowledged Riggio's work «to celebrate diversity and make the dream of freedom and equality a reality for so many Americans.&rhonor bestowed by the Anti-Defamation League, which acknowledged Riggio's work «to celebrate diversity and make the dream of freedom and equality a reality for so many Americans.»