Retired Air Force Col. Leo K. Thorsness, center, Congressional Medal of Honor Society president, speaks with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, left, and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a ceremony honoring the 150th anniversary of the Medal of Honor at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes, Washington, D.C., March 25, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
Medal of Honor recipient Richard Pittman, far left, stands at attention during the playing of the Service Medley at a ceremony honoring the 150th anniversary of the Medal of Honor at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes in Washington, D.C., March 25, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley