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There are currently 63 living recipients of the Medal of Honor, the US military's highest decoration. Of the living recipients, one was awarded in the Korean War, 47 in the Vietnam War, 14 in the War in Afghanistan, and two in the War in Iraq. Four medal holders are still on active duty in the US military: soldiers Thomas Payne, Earl Plumlee, William Swenson, and Matthew Williams.
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Name
Branch
Age
Ralph Puckett
Army
97
John Baca
Army
75
Donald Ballard
Navy
78
Harvey Barnum, Jr.
Marine Corps
83
Dwight Birdwell
Army
76
Patrick Brady
Army
87
Paul Bucha
Army
80
Bruce Crandall
Army
91
Paris Davis
Army
84
Sammy Davis
Army
77
Drew Dix
Army
79
John Duffy
Army
86
Frederick Ferguson
Army
84
Michael Fitzmaurice
Army
74
James Fleming
Air Force
81
Robert Foley
Army
82
Harold Fritz
Army
80
Dennis Fujii
Army
74–75
Robert Ingram
Navy
79
Jack Jacobs
Army
78
Don Jenkins
Army
75
Thomas Kelley
Navy
84
Allan Kellogg
Marine Corps
80
Bob Kerrey
Navy
80
Peter Lemon
Army
73
Gary Littrell
Army
79
James Livingston
Marine Corps
84
Allen Lynch
Army
78
Walter Marm, Jr.
Army
82
James McCloughan
Army
77
Robert Modrzejewski
Marine Corps
89
Melvin Morris
Army
82
Thomas Norris
Navy
80
Robert O'Malley
Marine Corps
80
Robert Patterson
Army
75
Alfred Rascon
Army
78
Ronald Ray
Army
82
Gordon Roberts
Army
73
Jose Rodela
Army
86
Gary Rose
Army
76
Clarence Sasser
Army
76
James Sprayberry
Army
76
James Taylor
Army
86
Brian Thacker
Army
78
Michael Thornton
Navy
75
Jay Vargas
Marine Corps
85
Gary Wetzel
Army
76
Edward Byers
Navy
44
Kyle Carpenter
Marine Corps
34
Ty Carter
Army
44
Salvatore Giunta
Army
39
Florent Groberg
Army
40
Dakota Meyer
Marine Corps
35
Leroy Petry
Army
44
Ryan Pitts
Army
38
Earl Plumlee
Army
43
Clinton Romesha
Army
42
Britt Slabinski
Navy
54
William Swenson
Army
45
Kyle White
Army
36
Matthew Williams
Army
42
David Bellavia
Army
48
Thomas Payne
Army
39