Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty Author - Barbara Bush without which all hope for

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Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty Author - Barbara Bush without which all hope forMedal of Honor recipients are captured with a contemporary portrait by award winning photographer Nick Del Calzo and profiled in moving text by National Book Award nominee Peter Collier. The men in the book fought in conflicts from World War II to Afghanistan, served in every branch of the armed services, and represent a cross section as diverse as America itself. This is their ultimate record. With letters from Presidents Barack Obama and George W.