The Medal of Honor Grove, located on the campus of Founding Forward in Valley Forge (formerly Freedoms Foundation), is a 42-acre natural woodland dedicated as a living memorial to over 3,500 recipients of the Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest military decoration.

Each state, U.S. territory, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia has a designated section in the Grove. Every Medal of Honor recipient is honored with a stainless steel marker displaying their name, military organization, and the date and location of their act of valor. The recipient’s name is also inscribed on the obelisk representing the state or territory where they entered service.

At the Grove’s entrance, visitors will find two additional memorials:

• The AOH Memorial, which honors over 150 immigrant Medal of Honor recipients who could not be recognized in a specific state because they were not U.S. citizens.
• The Chaplains Memorial, dedicated to the nine chaplains who were awarded the Medal of Honor.

In 2011, the Friends of the Medal of Honor Grove, a 501(c)(3) organization, assumed responsibility for the restoration, maintenance, and improvement of the Grove. Since then, the Friends have:

• Updated all recipients’ names to reflect their accredited state or territory.
• Re-paved the roadways throughout the Grove.
• Achieved Level-1 Arboretum status.
• Undertaken the removal of hundreds of dead or diseased trees to maintain the health of the woodland.

The Friends of the Medal of Honor Grove is a 100% volunteer organization, relying entirely on private donations to preserve this sacred space. Each year, over 800 volunteers participate in corporate and community service days to keep the Grove in its honorable condition.