User:Bkatcher/List of living Medal of Honor recipients
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There are currently 61 living recipients of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.[1] The Medal of Honor is bestowed upon a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes themselves "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States."[2]
Of the 61 living recipients, 45 earned their medal in the Vietnam War, 14 in the War in Afghanistan, and two in the War in Iraq. One earned his medal while serving in the U.S. Air Force, 44 in the U.S. Army, eight in the U.S. Marine Corps, and eight in the U.S. Navy. The oldest recipient is Bruce P. Crandall, aged 91, whereas the youngest is Kyle Carpenter, aged 34. Four medal holders are still on active duty in the U.S. military, William D. Swenson, Thomas Payne, Matthew O. Williams and Earl Plumlee of the U.S. Army. Among the living recipients are former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey and three retired generals: Patrick Henry Brady and Robert F. Foley of the Army and James E. Livingston of the Marine Corps.