What is "valor.defense.gov"

valor.defense.gov, also called U.S. Military Awards for Valor, is a website published by the United States Department of Defense established in 2012 to track recipients of awards and decorations of the United States military. It currently contains the complete list of Medal of Honor recipients for actions since the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Created in response to the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, the website is designed to deter people from falsely claiming to have been awarded military decorations for valor. It was launched on 25 July 2012 and initially contains only a small number of entries, but eventually The Pentagon hopes to expand it to become much more comprehensive.