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Poll: Fictional Medal of Honor Character Portrayals

These movie and TV characters are members of an exclusive club, all are fictitious recipients of the Medal of Honor or a similar award for aviation, exploration or life-saving achievements. Some characters earned their medal for a fictitious action portrayed on-screen. Others, it is not even part of the movie or TV series' story line, but simply part of their character's backstory. For the purpose of this poll, fictitious awards of the Medal of Honor for Space and the Gold Lifesaving Medal are similar awards.

Which movie or television character portrayal of a fictitious U.S.A. Medal of Honor recipient or a similar awardee is most worthy of commendation?

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Discuss the topic here.

Results of 601 votes:

  1. 1.

    Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)

     
    Fictitious MoH recipient: Forrest Gump as played by Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
  2. 2.

    Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)

     
    Fictitious MoH recipient: John J. Rambo as played by Sylvester Stallone in Rambo (2008) franchise
  3. 3.

    Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)

     
    Fictitious MoH recipient: Nathan Algren as played by Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)

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