Â» more... 1  The classical works, though still regarded with unreasoning reverence, were found to have a germinative and vivifying power that carried the mind out of the region of dogma, and prepared the way for the scientific movement which has been growing in strength up to our own day.
Marine Corps History: The Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is the highest award for bravery that can be given to any individual in the United States. In judging men for receipt of the medal, each service has established its own regulations.
NEW DELHI: Most winners of India's highest gallantry award â Param Vir Chakra in war and its peacetime equivalent Ashoka Chakra - have received it posthumously, laying down their lives while displaying ``most conspicuous bravery'' in battling the enemy or terrorists. The ones who survived never went beyond the rank of a Colonel.