National Medal Winner
Ambrose, Stephen, National Humanities Medal, 1998Recognition of the American G.I.
"I nominate a GI's helmet from WW II as an artifact to go into the time capsule… There are millions of people today who owe their freedom to GI Joe. People in Europe, Asia, the Middle East need to say thanks, every day to the American soldiers, sailors and fliers and their allies for the sacrifices they made to insure the triumph of freedom and democracy."