Medal of Honor
noun phrase
: a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the Congress for conspicuous intrepidity at the risk of life in action with an enemy
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Starting next year, the IEEE Medal of Honor monetary prize will be increased to US $2 million from $50,000.
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2024
Kim noted how the late Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) was a World War II Medal of Honor recipient before serving in the Senate for nearly 50 years.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
The same spirit that defines the Army-Navy rivalry fuels the mission of the National Medal of Honor Center for Leadership, an organization that is deeply meaningful to us.
—Tom O’Brien, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
This includes increasing the award for the IEEE Medal of Honor, MoH, to $2M. The IEEE MoH award winner will be announced in a press conference in early 2025 and presented at the IEEE Honors Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan in April 2025.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2024
Kim noted how the late Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) was a World War II Medal of Honor recipient before serving in the Senate for nearly 50 years.
—Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
The same spirit that defines the Army-Navy rivalry fuels the mission of the National Medal of Honor Center for Leadership, an organization that is deeply meaningful to us.
—Tom O’Brien, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
This includes increasing the award for the IEEE Medal of Honor, MoH, to $2M. The IEEE MoH award winner will be announced in a press conference in early 2025 and presented at the IEEE Honors Ceremony in Tokyo, Japan in April 2025.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Medal of Honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medal%20of%20Honor. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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