Medal of Honor history is discussed by Dwight Mears, Ph.D.

Dwight Mears discusses the Medal of Honor.  But all Medals of Honor are not created equal. The medal has in fact consisted of several distinct decorations at various times and has involved a number of competing statutes and policies that rewarded different types of heroism. 

The Medal of Honor has had different qualification thresholds at different times, and indeed three separate versions—one for the army and two for the navy—existed contemporaneously between World Wars I and II. 

Mears talks about the MOH and its relevancy today with host Jim Fausone.