President Medal announces One new Medal of Honor recipients dating back to a Medal of Honor . The awards go Hispanics , Jews , African-Americans denied medal due to prejudice . Only 3 of the newly announced award recipients are still alive . Twenty-one of the new Medal of Honor recipients -- with last names including Garcia and Weinstein and Negron -- are n't alive to receive the award . Only 3 previous Obama winner says , `` I 'll look forward to putting my arms around them ''
President Medal announces One new Medal of Honor recipients dating back to a Medal of Honor . The awards go Hispanics , Jews , African-Americans denied medal due to prejudice . Only 3 of the newly announced award recipients are still alive . Only 3 previous Obama winner says , `` I 'll look forward to putting my arms around them ''