Benefits. Recipients of the Medal of Honor are afforded the following benefits for their extraordinary heroism: A monthly $1,406.73 pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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Due to the prestige of the Medal of Honor, it is a federal crime to manufacture, sell, or trade these awards without authorization of the federal government. It is also illegal to use unauthorized Medals of Honors to receive benefits, such as money or property.
The Medal of Honor is the United States military's highest honor. It is awarded for an act of valor that saves the lives of American troops in combat -- often at the risk of one's own. Charles Liteky's Medal of Honor was no different, except in one respect.He renounced his medal 19 year later.
Double Award RecipientsFrank D. Baldwin – Civil War, Indian Wars (for leading a charge; for rescuing Indian captives) Smedley Darlington Butler – Veracruz, Haiti (for distinguished conduct in battle; for conspicuous bravery in crushing the Caco rebels) John Cooper – Civil War (for battle on the U.S.S.