President Obama announces 24 new Medal of Honor recipients dating back to WW II . The awards go ##ers , Jews , African - Americans denied medal due to prejudice . Only 3 of the newly announced award recipients are still alive . One previous award recipient says , ` ` I 'll look forward to putting my arms around them ''
President Obama announces 24 new Medal of Honor recipients dating back to WW II . The awards go Hispanics , Jews , African-Americans denied medal due to prejudice . Only 3 of the newly announced award recipients are still alive . One previous Medal winner says , `` I 'll look forward to putting my arms around them ''