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Poll: Best Real-Life Medal of Honor Movies or Mini-Series

Which movie or mini-series depicting a courageous action that led to the awarding of an U.S.A. Medal of Honor or a similar congressional award is most heroic story?

Medal of Honor Day is celebrated each year on March 25th. For the purpose of this poll, the Medal of Honor for Space, the Gold Lifesaving Medal and the Four Chaplains' Medal are similar awards. Sources: cmohs.org and Wikipedia

Discuss the topic here.

Results of 548 votes:

  1. 1.

    Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

     
    Real-Life MoH recipient: Desmond Doss as played by Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
  2. 2.

    Black Hawk Down (2001)

     
    Real-Life MoH recipients: Master Sgt Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart as played by Johnny Strong and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Black Hawk Down (2001)
  3. 3.

    The Pacific (2010)

     
    Real-Life MoH recipient: Sgt. John Basilone as played by Jon Seda in The Pacific (2010)

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