MOH Recipient Woody Williams Holds Medal of Honor Hero
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Brothers in Valor
This Memorial Day, join three modern recipients of the Medal of Honor as they visit historic battlefields. Experience their walk in the footsteps of their Civil War forebearers, as captured in first-hand accounts and breathtaking video footage for the Spring issue of Hallowed Ground magazine.
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Archaeological Dig at Saratoga

This summer, a special joint project among the Trust, Americans Veterans Archaeological Recovery and National Park Service brings veterans together to utilize their unique skillsets and reveal buried secrets of American Revolutionary War history at Saratoga.

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Walk Gettysburg with Medal of Honor Recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams
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