Born to an American father and British mother in October 1919, the then-19-year-old Munro enlisted with the U.S. Coast Guard in August ... according to his Medal of Honor citation.

Meyer said that his decision to join back up with the Marines came after a conversation with another Marine about reenlisting ...

To the public, he's a World War II hero who also happens to be the only member of the Coast Guard with a Medal of Honor (so far). To hundreds of Marines who fought at Guadalcanal on Sept.

Since then, more than 3,400 Medals of Honor have been awarded to members of all DoD services and the Coast Guard. Medals of Honor are awarded sparingly and are bestowed only to the bravest of the ...

Douglas Munro aboard the Coast Guard cutter Spencer. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) There's only one Medal of Honor recipient ... He was determined to get us a helicopter, so now one of my favorite ...

“I think you do yourself a disservice to not see such an untouched, really protected, very vital part of the United States ... the only Congressional Medal of Honor Coast Guard recipient.

Chris Torres [email protected] Kyle Carpenter, a medically retired United States Marine and Medal of Honor recipient ... Marines and Coast Guard. The pillars represent the weight that ...

Most of us prefer to see things come ... Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard), whose members are eligible to receive the Medal of Honor. Visitors get to respond to Medal of Honor recipients in ...

Architecture critic Mark Lamster on the Rafael Viñoly Architects building that brings serious architecture to Arlington.