The Only Woman to be Awarded the Medal of Honor
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2024
⏱️ 9 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, The History Guy remembers a truly extraordinary Civil War heroine, Mary Edwards Walker. She was the only woman in U.S. history to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
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| 1:05.0 | Today, the History Guy remembers a truly extraordinary Civil War heroine, Mary Edwards Walker. He was the only woman in United |
| 1:13.6 | States history to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Here's the History Guy. The Medal of Honor, |
| 1:20.2 | the United States highest award for valor, was established by the United States Army in 1862 to |
| 1:25.9 | recognize those soldiers who distinguish themselves |
| 1:29.3 | by gallantry and intrepidity in combat with an enemy of the United States. |
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