Since 1993, the southern Colorado city of Pueblo has been known by another name, “The Home of Heroes.” Pueblo, which boasts a modest population of just over 100,000 permanent residents, is also the hometown of four recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor; more honorees per capita than any other city in the United States. Upon presenting the Medal of Honor to Raymond G. Murphy, the last of the four to receive the award, President Dwight D. Eisenhower famously remarked, “What is it…something in the water out there in Pueblo?…
