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Medal of Honor: Infiltrator, the sixth installment in the Medal of Honor video game series.


1st Combat Engineer Battalion

During the Vietnam War the 1st Engineer Battalion supported 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions of the 1st 5th and 7th Marines in combat operations from July 1965 through April 1971, operating from Qui-Nhon, Chu-Lai and Da-Nang, the most famous of which was Operation "Starlight" conducted August 1965 where Sgt. Robert E. O'Malley was awarded the first Medal of Honor of the Vietnam War.

452d Air Mobility Wing

1st Lieutenant Donald J. Gott and 2nd Lieutenant William E. Metzger, Jr were both awarded the Medal of Honor for their heroic actions.

Andrew J. Weaher

He was one of 34 men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in several engagements against the Apache Indians, specifically in the Black Mountains of Arizona, from August to October 1868.

Camp Red Cloud

The installation was renamed after Medal of Honor recipient Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. on Armed Forces Day, May 18, 1957 from its earlier name of Camp Jackson (which continues as the name of another post just south of CRC).

Claud A. Jones Award

The award is named in memory of Medal of Honor recipient Admiral Claud Ashton Jones for "extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession" as a result of his courageous actions in 1916 while serving as engineer on USS Memphis (CA-10) when she was wrecked in the harbor of Santo Domingo by an unexpected tidal wave.

Columbia Heights, Minnesota

James D. La BelleMedal of Honor recipient, was raised and went to school in Columbia Heights.

Frederick George Topham

George J. Peters awarded the Medal of Honor for an action during the same operation, on the same day

General John Frelinghuysen House

The library contains memorabilia dedicated to the memory of Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone.

Ghost Dance War

Much to the dismay of Native Americans, twenty US troops were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions on that day.

Hugh Logan

Hugh Logan (November 22, 1834 – 1903) was a Captain of the Afterguard in the Union Navy and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the American Civil War.

In the Shadow of the Blade

War journalist Joseph L. Galloway spoke at the ceremonial event, after which veteran Huey pilot Michael J. Novosel, a Medal of Honor recipient took the left seat.

J. Hinckley Clark

On the second day of the battle, Clark was taken "seriously ill", and relinquished command of his unit to Captain (and future famed architect) Frank Furness, whose actions that day were years later recognized with the Medal of Honor.

Jake Allex

Aleksa Mandušić (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Мандушић), or Jake Allex (July 13, 1887 – August 28, 1959), was a Serbian American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his service in the U.S. Army during World War I.

Knox, Pennsylvania

Ross A. McGinnis a 19 year old Knox native, was killed in action in Iraq on December 4, 2006 and was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Lies Greed Misery

It was used in the promotion of Medal of Honor: Warfighter and got its premier in the multiplayer trailer for the game.

Lindenwood, Illinois

Ralyn M. Hill (May 6, 1899–March 25, 1977) was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the World War I.

Lyle Bouck

Columnist Jack Anderson unsuccessfully campaigned to see that William James (Tsakanikas) be awarded the Medal of Honor.

Lyndonville, New York

Technical Sergeant Forrest L. Vosler (29 July 1923-17 February 1992), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War II, was born here.

Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay

The first Japanese aircraft destroyed in action were shot down at Kaneohe, along with Aviation Ordnanceman Chief Petty Officer John William Finn becoming one of the first Medal of Honor recipients of World War II for valor on that day.

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault

It re-enacts 3 major European Theater battles through the eyes of Sgt. Jack Barnes (who is voiced by Gary Oldman), a paratrooper of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division.

Medal of Honor: Frontline

Lt. Patterson embarks to destroy the aircraft, however en route he has to cross the Nijmegen Bridge, disarm explosives, and send supplies to the British 1st Airborne in Arnhem.

Lt. Patterson infiltrates the secret airfield outside Gotha where the fighter is held, cripples German aircraft production, fights and kills Sturmgeist, and escapes the airfield using the HO-IX.

Medal of Honor: Warfighter

Shortly after the operation, Mako is assigned to the USS Bainbridge, where a stand off takes place with Somali pirates and the U.S Navy involving the hostage situation with a U.S. captain just off the Somali coast.

The soundtrack consists of 21 tracks, 2 of which were composed by Mike Shinoda, the co-vocalist and rapper of Linkin Park.

The music for Warfighter was composed by Ramin Djawadi, who also composed the music for Medal of Honor (2010).

Meyersdale, Pennsylvania

George H. Ramer, received the Medal of Honor—America's highest military award—for his actions during the Korean War.

Millington, New Jersey

Jack H. Jacobs (born 1945), Medal of Honor recipient in 1969 for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War.

Millstone, New Jersey

Charles Titus (1838-1921), Union Army soldier who was awarded a Medal of Honor for his actions in the Civil War.

Nancy Morgan

She is a niece of John "Red" Morgan, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery during World War II in 1943, events which were later fictionalized in the movie Twelve O'Clock High.

Naval Air Station Fallon

The base is named Van Voorhis Field in honor of Lieutenant Bruce Van Voorhis (1908-1943) who was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor

Pedro Tongio Liongson

Tipped by an informer, a detachment including US Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Edgar F. Koehler attacked the village of Tinuba six miles north of Tarlac on March 4, 1900.

Powhatan Henry Clarke

Powhatan Henry Clarke (October 9, 1862 – July 21, 1893) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Geronimo Campaign in Sonora, Mexico.

RAF Podington

92d Bombardment Group Flight Officer John C. Morgan, co-pilot, received the Medal of Honor for action aboard a B-17 during a mission over Europe on 26 July 1943.

Reginald R. Myers

Colonel Reginald Rodney Myers (November 26, 1919 – October 23, 2005) was a United States Marine Corps officer who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism in Korea as a major — for fearlessly leading 250 United Nations troops to victory over 4,000 of the enemy in November 1950 at the Chosin Reservoir.

San Germán, Puerto Rico

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, second only to the Medal of Honor, by General George S. Patton, thus becoming the first Puerto Rican recipient of said military decoration.

Sons of Fortune

He returns a war hero, having received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam, finishes school and becomes a successful currency banker.

St. Stephen Rural Cemetery

Cross-border marriages have been common and there are several American Civil War veterans buried in the St. Stephen cemetery, including a Medal of Honor recipient as well as Brigadier-General John Curtis Caldwell who was one of the eight generals to accompany the body of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on its journey from Washington D.C. to Lincoln's home in Springfield, Illinois.

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Though he earns the Medal of Honor, he returns to Georgia and lives a shadowy life as a drunk, golf being just a distant memory.

Thomas E. Corcoran

Thomas E. Corcoran (October 12, 1839 – March 12, 1904) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Siege of Vicksburg.

Tichnor, Arkansas

Lloyd L. Burke, awarded a Medal of Honor for this actions in the Korean War, was born in Tichnor.

USS Commodore Perry

Four crewmen were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the expedition against Franklin: Boatswain's Mate John Breen, Seaman Daniel Lakin, Seaman Alfred Peterson, and Seaman John Williams.

USS Pontoosuc

Seven of Pontoosucs sailors received the Medal of Honor for their actions during this campaign: Cabin Boy John Anglin, Coxswain Asa Betham, Boatswain's Mate Robert M. Blair, Captain of the Forecastle John P. Erickson, Landsman George W. McWilliams, Chief Quartermaster James W. Verney, and Sailmaker's Mate Anthony Williams.

Valour Cross

The Valour Cross is the highest Danish military decoration and can be compared to the British Victoria Cross or the United States' Medal of Honor.

Weld County Veterans Memorial

Joe P. Martinez of Ault, Colorado, the first Weld County resident to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

William Morse

On that day, while Shenandoah was at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he and Seaman John Smith jumped overboard and rescued First Class Fireman James Grady from drowning.

William R. Rush

William Rees Rush (1857–1940) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War, the 1914 United States occupation of Veracruz, and World War I, and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross.

Wordfilter

Other games such as Medal of Honor and Call of Duty (except Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2) do not give users the option to turn off scripted foul language, while Gears of War does.


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