the Congressional Medal of Honor

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

the Congressional Medal of Honor [the Congressional Medal of Honor] BrE NAmE (alsothe Medal of Honor)
the highest military award in the US. It was established in 1862 and given by the US ↑Congress for special personal courage. A total of 125 were given in ↑World War I, 433 in ↑World War II, 131 in the ↑Korean War and 239 in the ↑Vietnam War. Compare ↑Purple Heart
See also: ↑Medal of Honor