Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Harlem Hellfighters Receive Congressional Gold Medal Defense.gov Sept. 3, 2025 | 01:03:06 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joins congressional leaders to honor the 369th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters, to recognize their actions during World War I, at a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in the Capitol, Sept. 3, 2025. The medal is the highest honor Congress can bestow.