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The 83-year-old singer and songwriter has been honored with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's National Patriot Award and has entertained troops on more than 30 United Service Organizations (USO) tours, according to Soldier Valley Spirits.
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Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Tied to the Memorial Day holiday, this year’s show includes the 2026 AMAs Salute initiative with partnerships alongside 11 military and veterans service organizations like the USO, Congressional Medal of Honor Society and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
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Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Sharansky received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1986 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006.
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Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2026
Last month, Victor Greenawalt, a survivor of the shooting who used his body to protect another student, received a Citizen Honor Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
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Riley Moser,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
One of these was Milton Lee Olive III, a Chicagoan who received the Congressional Medal of Honor, in April 1966, for falling on a grenade during a patrol in Vietnam’s Phu Cuong province the previous October, saving four of his comrades.
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Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
All proceeds from the sale will go to the Medal of Honor Foundation, a non-profit that secures private support for living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and their families.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society recommendations for the medal must be submitted within three years of the valorous act, and the medal must be presented within five years.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Royce Williams with his Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Time Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Tied to the Memorial Day holiday, this year’s show includes the 2026 AMAs Salute initiative with partnerships alongside 11 military and veterans service organizations like the USO, Congressional Medal of Honor Society and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
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Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Sharansky received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1986 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006.
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Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2026
Last month, Victor Greenawalt, a survivor of the shooting who used his body to protect another student, received a Citizen Honor Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
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Riley Moser,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
One of these was Milton Lee Olive III, a Chicagoan who received the Congressional Medal of Honor, in April 1966, for falling on a grenade during a patrol in Vietnam’s Phu Cuong province the previous October, saving four of his comrades.
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Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
All proceeds from the sale will go to the Medal of Honor Foundation, a non-profit that secures private support for living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor and their families.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society recommendations for the medal must be submitted within three years of the valorous act, and the medal must be presented within five years.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
Royce Williams with his Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Time Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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