 Bedford County, Pennsylvania is small-town America. The Medal of Honor is our nation's highest award for valor. It is rare. Of the 1,000 Medals of Honor awarded in the 20th century, two went to men from the town of Everett. Alice Weath was awarded the Medal of Honor for its actions during World War II. December 1944 in St. Hippolyte, France, Weath sacrificed his own life