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HOME | SITE DIRECTORY » About the Navy SEALs ·· History ·· Missions ·· Assignments ·· Images/Video » Become a Navy SEAL ·· Civilian Recruits ·· Enlisted ·· Officer ·· Reservist ·· NAVET/OSVET/OSAD ·· SEAL Source Rates ·· Road to SEAL Teams » Requirements ·· U.S. Citizenship ·· Vision ·· Age ·· ASVAB ·· Gender ·· Waivers » PST - Screening Test » BUD/S - Training » Upcoming Events » FAQ - "I Was Told..." » Other NSW Web Sites » Resources » Contact a Recruiter SMSN J. Ruppenthal BUD/S Candidate "There were times when I didn’t even want to move anymore, but the other guys had the spark," SEAL James T. Ruppenthal says of Basic Underwater Demolition School (BUD/S). "We held each other together. If somebody was losing his wind in the boat, someone else would take care of him and the other four would bring up the stroke..." "I’m getting it into my head that the limitations I used to carry were needless. Anybody can make it through here if they want to do it."

From 1962 when the first SEAL teams were commissioned, to present day, Navy SEALs have distinguished themselves as an individually reliable, collectively disciplined and highly skilled maritime force. Because of the dangers inherent in NSW, prospective SEALs go through what is considered by many military experts to be the toughest training in the world.  Learn About:  → Becoming a SEAL  → Requirements  → BUD/S  → Benefits  → Weapons » POW Pfc Jessica Lynch Rescued by Navy SEALs - Special Operations Forces (Navy, Army, Air Force), U.S. Special Operations spearheaded the operation to free injured Army PFC held in Saddam Hospital in Nasiriyah as conventional Marines create diversion nearby. Lynch, 19, had been missing since March 23, when ...  GO  » War Begins; Coalition Aircraft Attack Iraqi Targets, 3/20/02 - "On my orders, coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war," the president said from the Oval Office at 10:15 p.m. EST. 3/19/03. Bush stressed this will be a broad and concerted campaign ...  GO  » TAR Officer Receives Bronze Star Medal For Actions In Afghanistan, As a SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) checked into his new command, days before Sept. 11, little did he realize how the world would change and that he would soon be hunting terrorists in the deserts and mountains of Afghanistan. Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Mike Cura volunteered ...  GO  » Navy SEAL Joins 299 Others to Break World Record, Twenty-one thousand feet above the Arizona desert, a plane carries a U.S. Navy Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) commando, one who never cared much for riding in planes and is eager to get out of this one. Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate (SEAL) Lu Lastra is not on a typical flight. ...  GO  » First-Ever Navy SEAL Reservist Selected for Admiral, For the first time ever in the history of Naval Special Warfare, a Navy SEAL (SEa, Air, Land) reservist has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral. Naval Reserve SEAL Capt. William Payne has been nominated for appointment to the rank of rear admiral ...  GO  » Wasp Sailors Train for Navy SEALs Camp, What do you consider the perfect job? Imagine that this ideal occupation requires you to make everything else secondary, and just to be a candidate, you’d have to endure six months of verbal abuse and physical training. For some people, such a setting might make their so-called fantasy job ...  GO  » Navy SEALs drop in on Scouts ceremony, If the Navy's purpose for its Leap Frog parachuting team is to spark interest in naval careers, it accomplished its mission yesterday. Moments after Lu Lastra, the team's NCO in charge, touched down – his 8,000th landing – Oak Hill Drive Elementary School youngsters latched onto him ...  GO  » Navy SEAL Tells All in Navy.com Webcast, So you wanna be a SEAL? Do you have the drive and motivation to endure the toughest military training there is? Do you just "talk the talk" or can you "walk the walk"? Ready to find out more? Log on to www.Navy.com to download the interview and meet Navy SEAL ...  GO  » Norfolk SEAL Represents Navy at State of the Union Address , Naval Special Warfare was highlighted at the President’s State of the Union address Jan. 28, as a Navy SEAL (Sea, Air, Land) represented his fellow Sailors at the annual event. Machinery Repairman 1st Class (SEAL) Steve Gonzalez ...  GO  » Special Boat Team Receives Commendation; SEAL Gets Bronze Star, The Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) and SEAL commandos of SBT-12 received the award for unparalleled success in support of Naval Special Warfare and unified command missions during Operation Enduring Freedom. SEAL, Cmdr. ...  GO  The following hyperlink will open a seperate browser window to download Abobe Acrobat Reader ©. The appearance of this hyperlink does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Navy of the web site or the information, products, or services contained therein. The U.S. Navy does not exercise any editorial control over the following web site. This link is provided consistent with the stated purpose of this DoD web site. This is an official United States Navy informational web site developed by COMNAVSPECWARCOM. The purpose of this web site is to prepare SEAL candidates for entry into Naval Special Warfare by providing them with timely and accurate information. FOIA - Accessibility Details - Privacy/Security - Navy.MIL - Navy.COM - FirstGov.GOV - Contact Us

What type of specialized equipment and weapons do SEALs use?

Navy SEALs operate in a variety of demanding and challenging circumstances. From the water, air or land, SEALs adapt to nearly any environment using teamwork, training and high-tech equipment to accomplish their missions. From high-altitude parachutes to stealthy watercraft and desert or arctic camouflage, SEAL operations require a diverse range of equipment, both for individual SEALs and to transport teams to and from missions.

Each SEAL team is assigned to an Area of Operations (AO) and is specially trained to handle that type of terrain - desert, arctic, woodland or jungle. For example, desert operations require overcoming extreme heat; arctic operations necessitate winter warfare training; and woodland and jungle operations rely on camouflage to blend into the surroundings. Special tactics, techniques and equipment apply to each AO - from SEAL Delivery Vehicles and high-speed gunner boats to advanced SCUBA gear and other sophisticated equipment.

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SEAL Missions

Special Operations is characterized by the use of small units with unique ability to conduct military actions that are beyond the capability of conventional military forces. SEALs are superbly trained in all environments, and are the master’s of maritime Special Operations. SEALs are required to utilize a combination of specialized training, equipment, and tactics in completion of Special Operation missions worldwide.

A tactical force with strategic impact, NSW mission areas include unconventional warfare, direct action, combating terrorism, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense, information warfare, security assistance, counter-drug operations, personnel recovery and hydrographic reconnaissance. Although NSW personnel comprise less than one percent of U.S. Navy personnel, they offer big dividends on a small investment. SEALs' proven ability to operate across the spectrum of conflict and in operations other than war in a controlled manner, and their ability to provide real time intelligence and eyes on target, offer decision makers immediate and virtually unlimited options in the face of rapidly changing crises around the world.

The most important trait that distinguishes Navy SEALs from all other military forces is that SEALs are maritime special forces, as they strike from and return to the sea. SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) take their name from the elements in and from which they operate. Their stealth and clandestine methods of operation allow them to conduct multiple missions against targets that larger forces cannot approach undetected.

Become a Navy SEAL

Are you motivated to succeed? Are you determined to persevere? Are you ready to accelerate your life? Consider a career in Naval Special Warfare (NSW). We seek smart, fit, hardworking young men from all backgrounds to join our team of SEAL operators. It is a career that offers unmatched challenges, adventure and job satisfaction to motivated candidates. To start your adventure, select your status.

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SEAL Requirements Congratulations on your decision to join the Navy SEALs and accelerate your life! Upon successful completion of the Physical Screening Test, you will have the opportunity to attend the most demanding Special Operations training in the world. This program is guaranteed to challenge your strength, stamina, mental focus, and commitment. U.S. Citizenship Vision Age ASVAB Gender Waivers

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SEAL History

Navy SEALs are named after the environment in which they operate, the Sea, Air, and Land, and are the foundation of Naval Special Warfare combat forces. They are organized, trained and equipped to conduct a variety of Special Operations missions in all operational environments. Today’s SEALs trace their history from the elite frogmen of World War II. Training is extremely demanding, both mentally and physically, and produces the world’s best maritime warriors. Our focus during this training is based on three core pillars:

• Men of Character: The nature of our mission requires men who will uphold the Navy Core Values - Honor, Courage, and Commitment.
  
  
• Physical: The nature of our mission also requires men who are physically fit and capable in every environment, especially the water.
  
  
• Technical: Finally, maritime Special Operations require SEALS who are intelligent and can quickly learn new tasks.

Today's Naval Special Warfare operators can trace their origins to the Scouts and Raiders, Naval Combat Demolition Units, Office of Strategic Services Operational Swimmers, Underwater Demolition Teams, and Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons of World War II. While none of those early organizations have survived to present, their pioneering efforts in unconventional warfare are mirrored in the missions and professionalism of the present Naval Special Warfare warriors.

To meet the need for a beach reconnaissance force, selected Army and Navy personnel assembled at Amphibious Training Base, Little Creek, on 15 August 1942 to begin Amphibious Scouts and Raiders (Joint) training. The Scouts and Raiders mission was to identify and reconnoiter the objective beach, maintain a position on the designated beach prior to a landing and guide the assault waves to the landing beach.

The first group included Phil H. Bucklew, the "Father of Naval Special Warfare," after whom the Naval Special Warfare Center building is named. Commissioned in October 1942, this group saw combat in November 1942 during OPERATION TORCH, the first allied landings in Europe, on the North African coast. Scouts and Raiders also supported landings in Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, Normandy, and southern France.

A second group of Scouts and Raiders, code-named Special Service Unit #1, was established on July 7, 1943, as a joint and combined operations force. The first mission, in September 1943, was at Finschafen on New Guinea. Later ops were at Gasmata, Arawe, Cape Gloucester, and the East and South coast of New Britain, all without any loss of personnel. Conflicts arose over operational matters, and all non-Navy personnel were reassigned. The unit, renamed 7th Amphibious Scouts, received a new mission, to go ashore with the assault boats, buoy channels, erect markers for the incoming craft, handle casualties, take offshore soundings, blow up beach obstacles and maintain voice communications linking the troops ashore, incoming boats and nearby ships. The 7th Amphibious Scouts conducted operations in the Pacific for the duration of the conflict, participating in more than 40 landings.

The third Scout and Raiders organization operated in China. Scouts and Raiders were deployed to fight with the Sino-American Cooperation Organization, or SACO. To help bolster the work of SACO, Admiral Ernest J. King ordered that 120 officers and 900 men be trained for "Amphibious Roger" at the Scout and Ranger school at Ft. Pierce, FL. They formed the core of what was envisioned as a "guerrilla amphibious organization of Americans and Chinese operating from coastal waters, lakes and rivers employing small steamers and sampans." While most Amphibious Roger forces remained at Camp Knox in Calcutta, three of the groups saw active service. They conducted a survey of the Upper Yangtze River in the Spring of 1945 and, disguised as coolies, conducted a detailed three-month survey of the Chinese coast from Shanghai to Kitchioh Wan, near Hong Kong

In September of 1942, 17 Navy salvage personnel arrived at ATB Little Creek, VA for a one-week concentrated course on demolitions, explosive cable cutting and commando raiding techniques. On 10 November 1942, this first combat demolition unit succeeded in cutting a cable and net barrier across the Wadi Sebou River during Operation TORCH in North Africa. Their actions enabled the USS DALLAS (DD 199) to traverse the river and insert U.S. Rangers who captured the Port Lyautey airdrome.

Plans for a massive cross-channel invasion of Europe had begun and intelligence indicated that the Germans were placing extensive underwater obstacles on the beaches at Normandy. On 7 May 1943, LCDR Draper L. Kauffman, "The Father of Naval Combat Demolition," was directed to set up a school and train people to eliminate obstacles on an enemy-held beach prior to an invasion.

On 6 June 1943, LCDR Kaufmann established Naval Combat Demolition Unit training at Ft. Pierce. By April 1944, a total of 34 NCDUs were deployed to England in preparation for Operation OVERLORD, the amphibious landing at Normandy.

On 6 June 1944, in the face of great adversity, the NCDUs at Omaha Beach managed to blow eight complete gaps and two partial gaps in the German defenses. The NCDUs suffered 31 killed and 60 wounded, a casualty rate of 52%. Meanwhile, the NCDUs at Utah Beach met less intense enemy fire. They cleared 700 yards of beach in two hours, another 900 yards by the afternoon. Casualties at Utah Beach were significantly lighter with 6 killed and 11 wounded. During Operation OVERLORD, not a single demolitioneer was lost to improper handling of explosives.

In August 1944, NCDUs from Utah Beach participated in the landings in southern France, the last amphibious operation in the European Theater of Operations.

NCDUs also operated in the Pacific theater. NCDU 2, under LTjg Frank Kaine, after whom the Naval Special Warfare Command building is named, and NCDU 3 under LTjg Lloyd Anderson, formed the nucleus of six NCDUs that served with the Seventh Amphibious Force tasked with clearing boat channels after the landings from Biak to Borneo.

Some of the earliest World War II predecessors of the SEALs were the Operational Swimmers of the Office of Strategic Services, or OSS. Many current SEAL missions were first assigned to them.

British Combined Operations veteran LCDR Wooley, of the Royal Navy, was placed in charge of the OSS Maritime Unit in June 1943.

Their training started in November 1943 at Camp Pendleton, moved to Catalina Island in January 1944, and finally moved to the warmer waters in the Bahamas in March 1944. Within the U.S. military, they pioneered flexible swim fins and facemasks, closed-circuit diving equipment, the use of swimmer submersibles, and combat swimming and limpet mine attacks.

In May 1944, GEN Donovan, the head of the OSS, divided the unit into groups. He loaned Group 1, under LT Choate, to ADM Nimitz, as a way to introduce the OSS into the Pacific Theater. They became part of UDT-10 in July 1944. Five OSS men participated in the very first UDT submarine operation with the USS BURRFISH in the Caroline Islands in August 1944.

Admiral Chester Nimitz’s "Granite Plan" for central Pacific operations required an efficient amphibious force. Many of the targeted islands were coral atolls with reefs that acted as natural obstacles to landings. During early November 1943, SeaBees engaged in experimental underwater blasting work were assembled at Waipio Amphibious Operating Base on Oahu to begin training in underwater demolition.

On 23 November 1943, the U. S. Marine landing on Tarawa Atoll emphasized the need for hydrographic reconnaissance and underwater demolition of obstacles prior to any amphibious landing.

After Tarawa, 30 officers and 150 enlisted men were moved to Waimanalo Amphibious Training Base to form the nucleus of a demolition training program. This group became Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) ONE and TWO.

The UDTs saw their first combat on 31 January 1944, during Operation FLINTLOCK in the Marshall Islands. FLINTLOCK became the real catalyst for the UDT training program in the Pacific Theater. In February 1944, the Naval Combat Demolition Training and Experimental Base was established at Kihei, Maui, next to the Amphibious Base at Kamaole.

Eventually, 34 UDT teams were established. Wearing swim suits, fins, and facemasks on combat operations, these "Naked Warriors" saw action across the Pacific in every major amphibious landing including: Eniwetok, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Angaur, Ulithi, Pelilui, Leyte, Lingayen Gulf, Zambales, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Labuan, Brunei Bay, and on 4 July 1945 at Balikpapan on Borneo which was the last UDT demolition operation of the war.

The rapid demobilization at the conclusion of the war reduced the number of active duty UDTs to two on each coast with a complement of 7 officers and 45 enlisted men each.

The Korean War began on 25 June 1950, when the North Korean army invaded South Korea. Beginning with a detachment of 11 personnel from UDT 3, UDT participation expanded to three teams with a combined strength of 300 men.

As part of the Special Operations Group, or SOG, UDTs successfully conducted demolition raids on railroad tunnels and bridges along the Korean coast.

On 15 September 1950, UDTs supported Operation CHROMITE, the Amphibious landing at Inchon. UDT 1 and 3 provided personnel who went in ahead of the landing craft, scouting mud flats, marking low points in the channel, clearing fouled propellers, and searching for mines. Four UDT personnel acted as wave-guides for the Marine landing.

In October 1950, UDTs supported mine-clearing operations in Wonsan Harbor where frogmen would locate and mark mines for minesweepers. On 12 October 1950, two U.S. minesweepers hit mines and sank. UDTs rescued 25 sailors. The next day, William Giannotti conducted the first U.S. combat operation using an "aqualung" when he dove on the USS PLEDGE.

For the remainder of the war, UDTs conducted beach and river reconnaissances, infiltrated guerrillas behind the lines from sea, continued mine sweeping operations, and participated in Operation FISHNET, which severely damaged the North Korean’s fishing capability.

Responding to President Kennedy’s desire for the Services to develop an Unconventional Warfare (UW) capability, the U.S. Navy established SEAL Teams ONE and TWO in January of 1962. Formed entirely with personnel from Underwater Demolition Teams, the SEALs mission was to conduct counterguerilla warfare and clandestine operations in maritime and riverine environments.

SEAL involvement in Vietnam began immediately and was advisory in nature. SEAL advisors instructed the Vietnamese in clandestine maritime operations. SEALs also began a UDT style training course for the Biet Hai Commandos, the Junk Force Commando platoons, in Danang.

In February 1966, a small SEAL Team ONE detachment arrived in Vietnam to conduct direct-action missions. Operating out of Nha Be, in the Rung Sat Special Zone, this detachment signaled the beginning of a SEAL presence that would eventually include 8 SEAL platoons in country on a continuing basis. Additionally, SEALs served as advisors for Provincial Reconnaissance Units and the Lien Doc Nguoi Nhia, or LDNN, the Vietnamese SEALs. The last SEAL platoon departed Vietnam on 7 December 1971. The last SEAL advisor left Vietnam in March 1973.

The UDTs again saw combat in Vietnam while supporting the Amphibious Ready Groups. When attached to the riverine groups the UDTs conducted operations with river patrol boats and, in many cases, patrolled into the hinterland as well as along the riverbanks and beaches in order to destroy obstacles and bunkers. Additionally, UDT personnel acted as advisors.

On May 1, 1983, all UDTs were redesignated as SEAL Teams or Swimmer Delivery Vehicle Teams (SDVT). SDVTs have since been redesignated SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams.

Special Boat Units can also trace their history back to WWII. The Patrol Coastal and Patrol Boat Torpedo are the ancestors of today's PC and MKV. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron THREE rescued General MacArthur (and later the Filipino President) from the Philippines after the Japanese invasion and then participated in guerrilla actions until American resistance ended with the fall of Corregidor. PT Boats subsequently participated in most of the campaigns in the Southwest Pacific by conducting and supporting joint/combined reconnaissance, blockade, sabotage, and raiding missions as well as attacking Japanese shore facilities, shipping, and combatants. PT Boats were used in the European Theater beginning in April 1944 to support the OSS in the insertions of espionage and French Resistance personnel and for amphibious landing deception. While there is no direct line between organizations, NSW embracement is predicated on the similarity in craft and mission.

The development of a robust riverine warfare capability during the Vietnam War produced the forerunner of the modern Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman. Mobile Support Teams provided combat craft support for SEAL operations, as did Patrol Boat, Riverine (PBR) and Swift Boat sailors. In February 1964, Boat Support Unit ONE was established under Naval Operations Support Group, Pacific to operate the newly reinstated Patrol Torpedo Fast (PTF) program and to operate high-speed craft in support of NSW forces. In late 1964 the first PTFs arrived in Danang, Vietnam. In 1965, Boat Support Squadron ONE began training Patrol Craft Fast crews for Vietnamese coastal patrol and interdiction operations. As the Vietnam mission expanded into the riverine environment, additional craft, tactics, and training evolved for riverine patrol and SEAL support.

SEAL Delivery Vehicle Teams historical roots began during WWII, however with Italian and British combat swimmers and wet submersibles. Naval Special Warfare entered the submersible field in the 1960's when the Coastal Systems Center developed the Mark 7, a free-flooding SDV of the type used today, and the first SDV to be used in the fleet. The Mark 8 and 9 followed in the late 1970's. Today's Mark 8 Mod 1 and the soon to be accepted for fleet use Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS), a dry submersible, provide NSW with an unprecedented capability that combines the attributes of clandestine underwater mobility and the combat swimmer.

Post-Vietnam War operations that NSW forces have participated in include URGENT FURY (Grenada 1983); EARNEST WILL (Persian Gulf 1987-1990); JUST CAUSE (Panama 1989-1990); and DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM (Middle East/Persian Gulf 1990-1991). More recently NSW has conducted missions in Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti, and Liberia.

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MISSION AND HISTORY The U.S. Navy Parachute Team is a fifteen-man team comprised entirely of U.S. Navy SEALs -- Sea, Air, and Land commandos. Each member comes to the team for a three-year tour from one of the two Naval Special Warfare Groups located on the east and west coasts. On completion of the tour, members return to operational SEAL Teams. The parachute team began in 1969 when Navy Seals and Frogmen volunteered to perform at weekend air shows. The team was officially commissioned as the U.S. Navy Parachute Team "Leap Frogs" in 1974 by the Chief of Naval Operations and assigned the mission of demonstrating Navy excellence throughout the United States. The Leap Frogs support Navy recruiting efforts and promote the Naval Special Warfare community to the American public. LEAP FROGS PERFORMANCE FORMATIONS A typical Leap Frogs performance consists of fourteen jumpers leaping out of an aircraft at an altitude of 12,500 feet. During free fall, jumpers reach speeds of 120 mph and can accelerate up to 180 mph by pulling their arms to their sides and straightening their legs into what is called a "track." The jumpers typically open their parachutes at around 5,000 feet by releasing a smaller pilot chute which deploys their main blue-and-gold canopy. After deploying their chutes, the Leap Frogs fly their canopies together to build dramatic canopy-relative work formations. The Leap Frogs are renowned for exciting and complex formations such as downplanes, sideplanes, dragplanes, diamonds, big stacks, tri-by-sides, and T formations (see photographs below). They are the only demonstration parachute team in the world to execute the quad-by-side formation. After performances, the Leap Frogs make themselves available to the public to answer questions about the Navy and the Naval Special Warfare community, as well as to sign autographs.
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The Congressional Medal Of Honor The Medal of Honor, established by joint resolution of Congress, 12 July 1862 (amended by Act of 9 July 1918 and Act of 25 July 1963) is awarded in the name of Congress to a person who, while a member of the Armed Services, distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against any enemy of The United States; while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which The United States is not a belligerent party. The deed performed must have been one of personal bravery or self-sacrifice so conspicuous as to clearly distinguish the individual above his comrades and must have involved risk of life. Incontestable proof of the performance of service is exacted and each recommendation for award of this decoration is considered on the standard of extraordinary merit. Profiles of America’s Military Heroes from the Civil War to the Present - 3,459 and counting... July 8th 2002 Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient Army Captain Humbert  "Rocky" Versace  "Heroes are people who do what has to be done when it has to be done, regardless of the consequences" U.S. Army Center of Military History  Full-text Listings of Medal of Honor Citations The President, in the name of Congress, has awarded more than 3,400 Medals of Honor to our nation's bravest Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen since the decoration's creation in 1861. The Medal of Honor was first issued during the Civil War, and since it was the only military award for valor during that war, 1,527 medals were awarded. By the time of the Spanish American War, there were more earned medals available for distribution, and the Medal of Honor became the supreme honor. During the military action in Vietnam, a much longer conflict than the Civil War, 238 medals were awarded. Early in the Civil War, a medal for individual valor was proposed to General-in-Chief of the Army Winfield Scott. But Scott felt medals smacked of European affectation and killed the idea. The medal found support in the Navy, however, where it was felt recognition of courage in strife was needed. Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy medal of valor, was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on December 21, 1861. The medal was "to be bestowed upon such petty officers, seamen, landsmen, and Marines as shall most distinguish themselves by their gallantry and other seamanlike qualities during the present war." Shortly after this, a resolution similar in wording was introduced on behalf of the Army. Signed into law July 12, 1862, the measure provided for awarding a medal of honor "to such noncommissioned officers and privates as shall most distinguish themselves by their gallantry in action, and other soldierlike qualities, during the present insurrection." Although it was created for the Civil War, Congress made the Medal of Honor a permanent decoration in 1863. 1,520 Medals were awarded during the Civil War, 1,195 to the Army, 308 to the Navy, 17 to the Marines. 25 Medals were awarded posthumously. For years, the citations highlighting these acts of bravery and heroism resided in dusty archives and only sporadically were printed. In 1973, the U.S. Senate ordered the citations compiled and printed as Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973). This book was later updated and reprinted in 1979. The breakdown of these is a duplicate of that in the congressional compilation. Likewise, some minor misspelling and other errors are duplicated from the official government volume. These likely were the result of the original transcriptions. The following is an index of the full-text files by war. Civil War Era      Army, Navy (left to right)                                                    Coming Soon...Historic Battles, Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, Battle of the Bulge,  Gettysburg, D-Day,  Full-Text Citations All Recipients Civil War (A-L) Civil War (M-Z) Indian War Campaigns Interim 1866-1870 1871 Korean Campaign Interim 1871-1898 Spanish American War President Theodore Roosevelt Philippine Insurrection China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion) Interim 1901-1911 Action Against Outlaws--Philippines 1911 Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz) Haiti 1915 Interim 1915-16 Dominican Campaign World War I Sgt. Alvin C. York Eddie Rickenbacker Haiti Campaign 1919-1920 Second Nicaraguan Campaign Interim 1920-1940 All African American Medal of Honor Recipients Civil War Colored Troops The American Negro in World War I World War II African American Medal of Honor Recipients World War II (A-F) World War II (G-L) World War II (M-S) World War II (T-Z) World War II Links Korean War History of the Vietnam War Vietnam War (A-F) Vietnam War (G-L) Vietnam War (M-R) Vietnam War (S-Z) Somalia Special Act of Congress Special Forces Hispanic Recipients Quartermaster Recipients Signal Corps Recipients The Only Woman Recipient - Mary Walker The Only Coast Guard Recipient - Douglas Munro Native American Code Talkers Newest Medals Pearl Harbor Attack Recipients Living Recipients Gettysburg Recipients Immigrant Recipients Irish Born Recipients Canadian Recipients Virginia Tech Recipients Historic Battles Medal Heroes Croix de Guerre Audie Murphy Pappy Boyington Jimmy Doolittle Billy Mitchell William Carney Desmond Doss Roy Benavidez Chuck Yeager Ernest Childers Mitchell Red Cloud Father Vincent Capodanno Jacob Parrott Edourd Victor Michel Izac Charles Lindbergh Clyde Thomason Peter Lemon Julian Scott - Youngest Recipient Charles Coolidge Sam Woodfill Alfred Rascon Eugene Obregon Henry Erwin Dorie Miller Maynard Smith Ben Salomon Jon Swanson Leopold Karpeles Thomas Kelley David Shoup Powhatan Beaty Henry Breault William Charette Patrick White Joseph Kerrey John Levitow Dwight Johnson Frank Luke H. C. Barnum Jr. Ed W. Freeman James E. Robinson Michael McKeever Vernon Baker William McGonagle Robert Howard Ira Hayes Miles Oviatt Additional Information Medal of Honor Statistics Code of Federal Regulations Books About the Medal of Honor Acts of Congress Buffalo Soldiers Double Medal of Honor Recipients The 1st 55 Years A Brief History of the Medal of Honor Issues & History DOD Medal of Honor Bibliography First Medal Awarded Heroism Medals Croix de Guerre White House & Government Websites Civilian Military Draft Asian-Pacific Americans Medal of Honor America's First Top Secret Hero Medal of Honor Recipients Buried in Arlington Cemetery Go For Broke Civil War Sites Medal of Honor History Presidential Medal of Freedom Congressional Gold Medal Defense of Freedom Medal Ellis Island Medal of Honor Army Recipients Air Force Recipients Marines Recipients Navy Recipients Coast Guard Recipient Army Medical Department Recipients Army Musicians The Medal Of Honor Army Civil War Campaign Medal Purged Medals of 1916-1917 Marine Recon Marine Raiders Civil War Generals Confederate Army Honor Roll Navy History Navy Seals Navy Medical Native Warriors Indian Scouts Native American Medal of Honor Recipients Illustrations & Descriptions Medal of Honor Recipients on Film Medal of Honor Memorial Iwo Jima Recipients Jewish Recipients History of War Military Unit Recipients Military Rank Insignia Military Links Military Records Jose Betancourt Casualties of War Veterans Zimmerman Telegram Examples of the different Medals of Honor Photograph by Richard Dorbin of Paragon Lights, Easton, MD Navy present, Navy Civil War era, Air Force present, Army Civil War era, Army present (clockwise from left)                 Artist Rendering of Hispanic Medal of Honor Memorial Los Angeles, Ca Recent passings  Private James R. Hendrix Passed Away on Friday, November 14th, 2002 Private Hendrix exposed himself and dismounted his half-track on two occasions, thus saving three of his fellow soldiers among other exploits. This was during the push to Bastogne during WWII Vietnam War Warrant Officer Louis R. Rocco Passed Away on Thursday, October 31st, 2002 Back in Vietnam Sgt. 1st Class Rocco volunteered to escort wounded South Vietnamese soldiers on an airlift. The helicopter was forced to crash land and Rocco suffered serious injuries. Despite this he pulled survivors from the wreckage and sustained burns. Rocco then carried all of the unconscious survivors, one at a time, 20 meters to safety. Vietnam War Recipient P/Sgt. Finnis D. McCleery of San Angelo, Texas died of a heart attack July 11th 2002.He received the Medal of Honor in 1968 for charging up a steep hill alone and wiping out enemy batteries while under heavy fire. World War II Medal of Honor Recipients for heroism Pfc. Gino Merli and Lt. Jack C. Montgomery both passed away June 11, 2002. Staff Sgt. Rudolph Davila, 86, of Vista, Calif passed away January 26th 2002.  In the Army’s breakout from a beachhead in Anzio, Italy, in 1943, he single-handedly saved 130 riflemen from German machine-gun fire by silencing several gun positions. He was member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team or 100th Infantry Battalion who coined the motto "Go For Broke". William E. Barber, Korean War Recipient passed away on April 19, 2002. Pfc. Clarence Craft passed away passed away March 28, 2002,  was instrumental in breaking the Japanese line of defense on Okinawa.  Staff Sgt. Henry E. Erwin passed away January 16th 2002. This leaves just 142 living Medal of Honor Recipients, the least number since the medal was first initiated in 1861. Identification of Ownership of a Medal of Honor The grade, name, and organization of the awardee are engraved on the reverse of the Medal of Honor. The name only of the awardee is engraved on the reverse of every other decoration and the Good Conduct Medal. Normally, engraving will be accomplished prior to presentation. When this is impracticable, the awardee will be informed that he or she may mail the decoration (or Good Conduct Medal) to the Commander, U.S. Army Support Activity, Philadelphia, 2800 South 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19101-3460, for engraving at Government expense. Recipients of the Medal of Honor receive $600 per month for life, a right to burial at Arlington National Cemetery, admission for them or their children to a service academy (if they qualify and quotas permit), and free travel on government aircraft to almost anywhere in the world, on a space-available basis.                                                    From left to right: Navy, Air Force, and Army Medals of Honor.

  

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The  Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, recognizes exceptional meritorious service. The medal was established by President Truman in 1945 to recognize notable service in the war. In 1963, President Kennedy reintroduced it as an honor for distinguished civilian service in peacetime.

    

The Presidential Medal of Freedom, medal awarded annually by the President of the United States to individuals selected by him or recommended to him by the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board. Recipients of the medal are those who have made outstanding contributions to the security or national interest of the United States or to world peace, or those who have made a significant public or private accomplishment. In 1963 President John F. Kennedy ordered the former Medal of Freedom renamed and the recommending board altered by adding five members from outside the executive branch of the government to the five members from within it. Recipients have included educators, diplomats, authors, scientists, and business executives.

 

Since 1993 Only - Complete List

1993*	Arthur Ashe, Jr. (tennis professional)
1993	William J. Brennan, Jr. (jurist)
1993	Marjory Stoneman Douglas (conservationist)
1993	J. William Fulbright (public servant)
1993*	Thurgood Marshall (jurist)
1993	General Colin L. Powell1 (soldier)
1993*	Joseph L. Raugh, Jr. (civil-rights and labor activist)
1993	Martha Raye (entertainer)
1993	John Minor Wisdom (public servant)
1994	Herbert Block (cartoonist)
1994*	Cesar Chavez (labor leader)
1994	Arthur Flemming (government servant)
1994	James Grant (executive director, UNICEF)
1994	Dorothy Height (civil-rights leader)
1994	Barbara Jordan (public servant)
1994	Lane Kirkland (labor leader)
1994	Robert H. Michel (public servant)
1994	R. Sargent Shriver (government servant)
1995	Peggy Charren (children's television advocate)
1995	William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. (public servant and civil-rights advocate)
1995	Joan Ganz Cooney (children's television advocate)
1995	John Hope Franklin (historian)
1995	A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. (jurist and civil-rights advocate)
1995	Frank M. Johnson, Jr. (jurist)
1995	C. Everett Koop (public-health worker)
1995	Gaylord A. Nelson (public servant and conservationist)
1995	Walter P. Reuther (labor leader)
1995	James W. Rouse (urban planner)
1995*	William C. Velasquez (voting rights advocate)
1995	Lew R. Wasserman (media executive)
1996	James Scott Brady (gun-control advocate)
1996	Cardinal Joseph Bernadin (Catholic leader)
1996	Millard D. Fuller (founder, Habitat for Humanity)
1996	David Alan Hamburg (physician and children's advocate)
1996	John H. Johnson (founder, Ebony and Jet)
1996	Eugene M. Lang (founder, “I Have a Dream” Foundation)
1996	Jan Nowak-Jezioranski (WWII Polish resistance fighter)
1996	Antonia Pantoja (Puerto Rican educational and economic advocate)
1996	Rosa Parks (civil-rights leader)
1996	Ginetta Sagan (advocate for political prisoners)
1996	Morris Udall (public servant)
1997	Robert Dole (public servant)
1997	William J. Perry (soldier)
1998	Arnold Aronson (civil-rights advocate)
1998	Brooke Astor (philanthropist)
1998	Robert Coles (psychiatrist and author)
1998	Justin Dart, Jr. (founder of Americans with Disabilities Act)
1998	James Farmer (civil-rights leader)
1998	Dante B. Fascell (public servant)
1998	Zachary Fisher (philanthropist)
1998	Frances Hesselbein (former leader of the Girl Scouts of America)
1998	Fred Korematsu (activist redressing Japanese-American internment in WWII)
1998	Sol M. Linowitz (jurist)
1998	Wilma Mankiller (former Cherokee Nation leader)
1998	Margaret Murie (environmentalist)
1998	Mario G. Obledo (activist for Mexican-American civil rights)