The Medals of Honor awarded by each of the three branches of the U.S. military, and are, from left to right, the Army, Coast Guard/Navy/Marine Corps and Air Force. Wikipedia
Age, Health Chip Away At Roster Of Medal Of Honor Recipients -- Stars and Stripes/The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
America's greatest war heroes are dying.
There are 81 living recipients of the famed Medal of Honor, the military's highest decoration for valor in combat "above and beyond the call of duty."
More than 50 of them will be in Honolulu Oct. 1-6 at the Hale Koa Hotel for the annual Medal of Honor Convention.
Close brushes with death in warfare somehow didn't claim them, but old age, disease and other factors are now taking a toll on their ranks.
At the time of last year's convention in Louisville, Ky., there were 85 living recipients. There were 91 in 2010, 96 in 2009, and 100 in 2008.
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My Comment: Only 81 left ....
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