Medal of Honor

Family" (1995). Not only sang salsa music but also hung out with rock bands and formed part of the opera "Tommy" in 1973. The list of awards and honors that Cruz won, and still winning in tribute after her death, is impressive. Some of the most notable awards include five Grammys, two Grammy Latinos, and American prestigious honor of " National Medal of Arts "presented by President Clinton in…

status as men" (Women). Serving in various ways, the most notable is the way that women served as nurses. Many of those who served in this way were given decoration as a token of their actions during the war. With honors such as the Distinguished Service Cross, the Distinguished Service Medal, and the French Croix de Guerre, it cannot be said that women did not serve valiantly in WWI (Women). It is interesting to point out that these women "served their country before they could vote" (Women).…

The Marine Corps Beginnings On November 10,1775, the Continental Congress establishes the Marine Corps, the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia passed a resolution stating that “ two battalions of Marines be raised” for service as landing forces with the fleet. The date regarded and celebrated as the date of the Marine Corps birthday November 10. Each year on this day around the world Marines toast the birthplace on the most significant date in Marine Corps history. It all started in a…

Both of these concerts are undeniably different in atmosphere, sound, and eloquence; however, they do have one common factor. This common factor is the musicality they bring to their audience as well as the joy that is exuberated throughout the performance. The first virtual concert I watched entitled “Slatkin Conducts Appalachian Spring” was not a traditional band much like the other virtual concert entitled “Dr. Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys”. Appalachian Spring started out soft…

“In the Battle of Iwo Jima, 22 Marines and 5 sailors received the Medal of Honor” (World Book Online 3). This was the most Medals of Honor given out in one battle. Iwo Jima was a hard-fought battle between the US and Japan over the island of Iwo Jima. The battle was one of the deciding factors in World War II. Iwo Jima was significant to World War II because it was a turning point on the Pacific Front. The United States attacked Iwo Jima for a couple of reasons. To start, the US attacked Iwo…

Biography of Neil Armstrong By Nadia Ludwig Did you know that an American was the first person to walk on the moon? This was only less than 50 years ago. This American’s name was Neil Armstrong. He is one of the most famous astronauts in the world. Neil Armstrong is one of only 12 people to have ever walked on the moon. Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930 in Auglaize County in Ohio, his parents were Stephen Koenig Armstrong and Viola Louise Engel and he had two younger siblings Dean and…

His father soon changed both their names to Martin in honor of the German Protestant leader Martin Luther. He had another sister, Willie Christine King, and a younger brother Alfred Daniel Williams King. King sang with his church choir at the 1939 Atlanta premiere of the movie “Gone with the wind.” (Columbia…

Rosa Parks was very famous for standing up for her rights. She became an icon of the black civil rights just by refusing to give up her seat on a bus. She was an African American living in Montgomery Alabama. In 1995 on December 1st she was heading home from work she rode a public bus. When a white man told her to give him her seat she said no and did not get up. After those many people started to boycott the public trains. This was out up by Martin Luther King Jr. himself. After these turn of…

Georgia O’Keeffe Georgia O’Keeffe was American female artist born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1905) and the Art Students League in New York City (1907-1908). O’Keeffe on April 3, 1917, had her first solo show. It was sponsored by John Singer Sargent, a artist Georgia admired very much and would later become her husband, featured charcoal sketches, which O'Keeffe had made in 1916. Stieglitz was captivated by them and begun also one of the most famous…

Caged Bird Sings about her life. In 2000, Dr. Angelou was honored with the Presidential Medal of the Arts; she received the Ford's Theatre Lincoln Medal in 2008. The same year, she narrated the award-winning documentary film The Black Candle and published a book of guidance for young women, Letter to My Daughter. In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded her the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of…