“As his colleagues have noted in their tribute to him, it was typical of Leo Ryan's concern for his constituents that he would investigate personally the rumors of mistreatment in Jonestown that reportedly affected so many from his district. Leo Ryan is the 88th recipient of a Congressional Gold Medal and only the 4th Member of Congress to receive this high honor from his colleagues.” HonorMembersConcernGoldCongressAffectedTypicalColleaguesMedalRumorTributeConstituentsGold MedalsMistreatment Author:Leo Ryan
“WikiLeaks is a service to the population. Assange should get an award for - presidential medal of honor.” ShouldHonorPopulationPresidentialAwardsMedalWikileaksAssangeMedal Of Honor Author:Noam Chomsky
“It is a wonderful honor to receive the Audubon Medal from the National Audubon Society, which for more than a century has fought tirelessly to protect and preserve our natural resources and environment for future generations.” NaturalEnvironmentWonderfulGenerationsCenturyHonorProtectResourcesPreservesMedalFuture GenerationNatural Resources Author:Louis Bacon
“You want to know what I make? I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could. I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor, and I can make a...” KnowsWantFeelsI CanKidsFacesHard WorkHonorHarderMedalSlapWork HarderMinusSlap In The FaceMedal Of Honor Author:Taylor Mali
“I think that no matter whether you're Quentin Tarantino or any other kind of a rebel, or whatever, everyone who makes movies still wants to win an Academy Award, because it's like the Pulitzer Prize or the Congressional Medal Of Honor. It's the best endorsement you could get as a moviemaker.” ThinkingWantKindStillsMatterWinningHonorPrizeAwardsRebelMedalAcademyEndorsementsAcademy AwardsQuentinTarantinoMedal Of Honor Author:Robert Osborne
“I've always felt that if I am deserving of the Medal of Honor, there are many, many others who are. I felt a little bad receiving it, so I received it on behalf of the fellows, because there's no such thing as a single-handed war. There's always a support group, and if you didn't have people who supported you, you couldn't fight a war.” PeopleIfsLittlesWarFightingFeltSupportGroupsHonorFellowsReceivingBehalfMedalDeservingSupport GroupsMedal Of Honor Author:Daniel Inouye
“It wasn't the Medal of Honor that changed my life. It was being in Vietnam itself. The close situations changed my whole way of thinking about my life. It showed me that things can disappear like the snap of your fingers. As a young guy you thought you were invincible and nothing could ever hurt you, and stuff like that, and living life to the fullest.” ThinkingWayWholeYoungGuyStuffHurtSituationChangedHonorFingersDisappearLive LifeVietnamMedalWay Of ThinkingSnapsInvincibleChanged My LifeLive Life To The FullestYoung GuysMedal Of Honor Author:Michael E. Thornton
“This Medal of Honor does not belong to me. This medal belongs to every man and woman who has ever served their country. We were doing what we were trained to do. We were doing our job.” MenDoeCountryJobsHonorMen And WomenEvery ManMedalMedal Of Honor Author:Michael E. Thornton
“Medal of Honor belongs to every man and woman who gives us the freedom today to be able to hold our flag and hold our heads up high and say we have the greatest country in the world. And that goes with the men and women in the past, and the men and women of today, and the men and women of the future. As long as Mike Thornton lives, that medal will always stand for all them. Not for me. Not for what I've done, but for what I was trained to do and what they have been trained to do to give us our freedom today.” MenWorldGivingLongHas BeensCountryDoneTodayAblePastHe ManHonorMen And WomenEvery ManFlagsMedalMikeHeads UpMedal Of Honor Author:Michael E. Thornton
“I follow the teachings of Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, United States Marine Corps. He won two Congressional Medals of Honor, and he wrote the highly controversial antiwar book 'War is a Racket.'” TwoBookWarStatesUnitedUnited StatesTeachingHonorMajorsAntiwarMedalMarineControversialMarine CorpsRacketButlersUnited States MarineUnited States Marine CorpsMedal Of Honor Author:Jesse Ventura
“We know that priorities are amiss in the world when a man gets a military medal of honor for killing another man and a dishonorable discharge for loving one.” KnowsMenWorldCultureJusticeMilitaryHonorDiversitySocial JusticeKillingPrioritiesMedalAnother ManDischargeDishonorableMedal Of Honor Author:Charlotte Bunch
“For decades, this great leader, often at Dr. King’s side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was openly gay. No medal can change that, but today, we honor Bayard Rustin’s memory by taking our place in his march towards true equality, no matter who we are or who we love.” MatterTodaySidesMemoriesLeaderKingsHonorGayDecadesWho We AreMarchDeniedDrsMedalGreat LeaderTrue Equality Author:Barack Obama