Medal of Honor recipient to speak to Knox Co. educators about character development program
Kyle White was awarded the Medal of Honor for exposing himself to enemy bullets in order to help save fellow wounded soldiers in Afghanistan. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 10:35 PM EDT July 21, 2021
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. Bravery and service take many forms. Sometimes, people show it by exposing themselves to gunfire to save wounded friends. Other times, people show it by helping children at school.
A recipient of the highest award for valor in combat will speak to hundreds of Knox County educators at a conference on Thursday about what service to the country can look like away from the front lines.
Medal of Honor convention to return to Knoxville
In September 2022, the living recipients of America’s highest award for valor in combat return to Knoxville Author: John Becker Updated: 5:57 AM EDT March 25, 2021
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. One of the most exclusive groups of American heroes will make a return trip to Knoxville in September 2022.
“It’s going to be big, bigger, and better than it was last time,” said 2022 convention chair Joe Thompson said in an interview with 10News.
Knoxville hosted the same convention in 2014 for an elite group of veterans awarded the military’s highest medal for risking their own lives to save others.