Congressional Medal of Honor Society Officially Endorses Electronic Arts and Dreamworks Interactive's Medal of Honor.REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 9, 1999-- Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS ERTS Electronic Arts, Inc. (stock symbol) ERTS Earth Resources Technology Satellite (US NASA) ERTS Embedded Real Time Systems ERTS Enhanced Remote Transit Shed ), the world's largest interactive entertainment software company, today announced that the Congressional Medal of Honor Congressional Medal of Honor n. The highest U.S. military decoration, awarded in the name of Congress to members of the armed forces for gallantry and bravery beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy. Noun 1. Society (CMOHS CMOHS Congressional Medal of Honor Society (Mt. Pleasant, SC) ) of the United States has officially endorsed Medal of Honor Medal of Honor highest American military decoration for wartime gallantry. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Bravery (TM). The recently shipped WWII-themed action adventure title from DreamWorks Interactive(TM) is in the top 20, according to Reston-based PC Data, and has received critical acclaim in the consumer and game press. "The team at DreamWorks worked hard to ensure that Medal of Honor was a game that lived up to the ideals of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society," says Paul W. Bucha, president of the CMOHS. "Through Medal of Honor, we have a new avenue to send our message to upcoming generations that the medal itself represents ordinary people doing extraordinary things for their country." The Medal of Honor is the highest commendation the United States can bestow on members of its Armed Forces. It is presented by the President in the name of Congress, and is awarded for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life in action involving actual conflict with an opposing armed force. Established during the Civil War, only 3,429 Medals had been authorized to date. Chartered by the United States Congress in 1957, the objectives and purposes of the CMOHS are to protect, uphold, and preserve the dignity and honor Dignity and Honor is an alleged organization of former Russian spies. It attracted media attention during the Alexander Litvinenko murder case. of the medal by remembering with reverence and respect those who received it. The society also provides aid to all persons to whom the medal has been awarded, and fosters patriotism to inspire and stimulate the youth of this country to become respectful of our military past. About Medal of Honor for the PlayStation Created by DreamWorks SKG SKG Stichting Kwaliteit Gevelbouw (Dutch) SKG Spielberg, Katzenberg,and Geffen (DreamWorks Studios) SKG Thessaloniki, Greece - Thessaloniki (Airport Code) SKG Smith and Kraus Global co-founder/award-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg, Medal of Honor is the first WWII WWII abbr. World War II WWII World War Two action game developed exclusively for the PlayStation(R). Medal of Honor allows players to take on the role of Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson, a young C-47 pilot shot down during a covert operation the night before the D-Day invasion. Patterson is recruited into the Office of Strategic Services Office of Strategic Services (OSS), U.S. agency created (1942) during World War II under the jurisdiction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the purpose of obtaining information about enemy nations and of sabotaging their war potential and morale. Headed by William J. and begins a new career as a field agent, participating in various covert operations, search and rescue assignments, and commando raids. After each mission, the player gains access to a new mini-documentary (created with footage drawn from the archives of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., United States, and is the most popular of the Smithsonian museums. It maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. ) that puts the gameplay into historical context. "With Medal of Honor, our goal was to create a piece of entertainment that was hopefully in the best tradition of our company's founder," says Peter Hirschmann, Medal of Honor writer and producer, DreamWorks Interactive, "something with broad appeal that would ignite a player's imagination about the soldiers who rose above and beyond the call of duty." About DreamWorks Interactive DreamWorks Interactive is a joint venture between Microsoft and DreamWorks SKG formed to create interactive entertainment software that combines great gameplay and technology with rich production values, compelling story-telling, and involving characters. About Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. , is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, Electronic Arts posted revenues of more than $1.2 billion for fiscal 1999. The company develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide for personal computers and video game systems. Electronic Arts markets its products under eight brand names: Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS(TM), Maxis(TM), ORIGIN(TM), Bullfrog bullfrog, common name of the largest North American frog, Rana catesbeiana. Native to the E United States, this species has been successfully introduced in the West and in other parts of the world. The body length is 4 to 8 in. (TM) Productions, Westwood Studios(TM), Gonzo Games(TM) and Jane's(R) Combat Simulations. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://www.ea.com. Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, ORIGIN, Bullfrog, Maxis, Gonzo Games and Westwood Studios are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts in the U.S. and/or other countries. Jane's is a registered trademark of Jane's Information Group, Ltd. DreamWorks Interactive and Medal of Honor are trademarks of DreamWorks L.L.C. All Rights Reserved. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 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