Description
Forty-nine men with strong New Mexico connections have been awarded the nation’s highest honor for gallantry–the Medal of Honor. John Taylor discusses the history of the Medal and describes the conflicts for which these heroes were honored. A few of the forty-nine are presented in detail and others are reviewed.
John Taylor retired in 2010 as the manager of the Integrated Technologies and Systems Strategic Management Group Support Department at Sandia National Laboratories. He has a master’s degree in nuclear engineering from Stanford University and was a member of Sandia’s technical and management staff for 35 years. He is the author or co-author of 50 technical reports and 11 books on a variety of topics.