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The '''Medal of Honor''' is the highest [[military]] decoration given in the [[United States]]. Only 3,445 people have earned the Medal of Honor in the history of the United States, though nineteen have earned the honor twice.<ref>http://www.cmohs.org/medal/medal_faq.htm#4A</ref> The first Medal of Honor was awarded in 1863 during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]],<ref>http://www.cmohs.org/medal/medal_stats.htm</ref> and the most recent posthumously awarded to Lieutenant [[Michael P. Murphy]] of the [[United States Navy]] in 2005, during [[Operation Enduring Freedom]].<ref>http://www.navy.mil/moh/mpmurphy/</ref>
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