Medal Of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States.
Generally presented to its recipient by the President of the United States of America in the name of Congress, it is often called the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Pueblo Medal of Honor Foundation
The Pueblo Medal of Honor Foundation was created by Pueblo Chieftain newspaper publisher Bob Rawlings in 1997 for the purpose of fundraising to create a memorial in Pueblo, Colorado. As the sculpture project progressed, the Foundation created a committee of citizens from many walks of life to help bring to Pueblo the Congressional Medal of Honor Society for their convention in the year 2000 so the memorial sculptures could be unveiled. This Society is made up exclusively of all living Medal of Honor recipients.
After completion of the Pueblo Memorial and the Convention, the committee reorganized to maintain the Memorial and advertise it as an attraction for our city.
The Pueblo Medal of Honor Foundation does not fund other foundations or programs.
Pueblo, Colorado... Home of Heroes
Why Pueblo?
Pueblo, CO is the hometown of four Congressional Medal of Honor recipients - Drew D. Dix, Raymond G. Murphy, William J. Crawford, and Carl L. Sitter. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award that can be bestowed upon a member of the United States Armed Forces; Teddy Roosevelt lobbied for one but never received it, and General George Patton said "I'd sell my immortal soul for that Medal."
President Dwight D. Eisenhower upon presenting Raymond G. "Jerry" Murphy with his Medal in 1953 commented, "What is it...something in the water out there in Pueblo? All you guys turn out to be heroes!". In 1993 The City Council adopted the "Home of Heroes" theme because with four living recipients that is more than any other city in the United States. On July 1, 1993, the Congressional Record recognized Pueblo as the "Home of Heroes".
Foundation news
Fire Department Partners with Pueblo Medal of Honor Foundation for new look to city fire trucks.
Veterans in Pueblo are getting a chance for recognition for their service to our country with the purchase of a space on a bridge to be built in the Historic Arkansas Riverwalk area. The names of those veterans are in the database provided at the Pueblo Medal of Honor display inside the Pueblo Convention Center or here on our website.
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