do medal of honor recipients wear the medal of honor all the time

Without a broader sample base it is impossible to know if Format #2 was used on other USMC MoHs for Vietnam. It would be quite interesting to see James Livingston's engraving, too, as the medals were presented on the same date. If her name was engraved on his original medal, perhaps he keeps that one in a secure location and obtained a second engraved medal for wear. Now, whether or not her name was actually put on the MoH he received in May 1970, I do not know. Somehow, her name was listed in The Green Book, too. Sando Vargas.' The story released at the time indicated that Vargas had requested his medal be engraved with the name of his deceased mother, M. When Jay Vargas's award was announced (and as it is listed in The Green Book), his name was given as 'M. Here is the Format #2 for Vargas, who received his MoH on : One sample of Format #1 is slightly different with the last word on the fifth line being 'ON.' The 6th line on that sampleįormat #2 - 7 lines of engraving 1 sample RANK. There are two formats observed on the 7 samples I have:įormat #1 - 6 lines of engraving 6 samples RANK (Abbrev) I have no photos of posthumously awarded MoHs for this period.

First, I only have photos of 7 of the 57 medals awarded. It wasn't too difficult to come up with formats for the engraving on MoHs awarded members of the Marine Corps for Vietnam service.

Do medal of honor recipients wear the medal of honor all the time