Medal of Honor recipients find a second home in Knoxville

Welcome to "Your Week in Knoxville," a weekly note only for subscribers from Knox News editor Joel Christopher. Five of our top stories from the week are highlighted at the bottom of this newsletter.

The Medal of Honor Celebration in Knoxville concluded last night with its Patriot Award Gala, at which the Congressional Medal of Honor Society bestowed awards on former ambassador Nikki Haley, NBC News correspondent Courtney Kube and actor Glen Powell, star of the upcoming true-life Korean War drama "Devotion."

The stars of the event, though, were the Medal of Honor recipients who have gathered in Knoxville for the annual Medal of Honor Celebration. Our city has hosted the event twice, making it the only city other than Boston to serve twice as host.

Check out knoxnews.com and the News Sentinel on Monday to hear from Joe Thompson, the local chair of this year's event, about the future of the Medal of Honor Celebration.

And please take a look at some of the coverage we've put together about this important event honoring extraordinary Americans. We were honored and humbled to provide coverage of these exceptional American warriors.

► "I know I wouldn't be where I am if others hadn't done what they did." – Hershel "Woody Williams," America's oldest living Medal of Honor recipient talks about his experience on Iwo Jima, and the legacy of the Medal of Honor.

► "Anyone is capable of great things," Medal of Honor recipient Leroy Petry tells Knox News.

► WWI Medal of Honor recipient John Calvin Ward, of East Tennessee, left the war, but the war kept its grip on him.

► 'They are the best of us in the greatest way.' – Actor Glen Powell on Medal of Honor recipients.

► 'Service to others can be a great way to heal your broken heart.' – Actor Gary Sinise, who founded the Gary Sinise Foundation in 2011 to help wounded veterans and first responders.

► 'Their humility is what gets me. I'm always amazed by how they downplay their role in these events.' – NBC News corresponent Courtney Kube on Medal of Honor recipients.

► Photo gallery: Medal of Honor recipients, actor Glen Powell, NBC News correspondent Courtney Kube and Nikki Haley, former American ambassador to the United Nations, gather in Knoxville for the Patriot Awards Gala.

► Photo gallery: See Black Hawk helicopters land in World's Fair Park to fly Medal of Honor recipients to Knoxville-area schools.

► Video: See Medal of Honor recipients speak at Farragut High School.

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All my best,

Joel Christopher, editor

This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Medal of Honor recipients find a second home in Knoxville