The Medal makes it's first appearance on this day in history during the China Relief Expediiton, in 1900. There are a slew of Medals, to twelve Marines and two sailors, covering the period from 28 June to 17 August, with most of them of the type that would be covered by different awards today - but back then, the Medal of Honor was the only award of its type. As is my convention, for Medals which cover more than one day, I list them on the last day of the covered period. This is also a rare day, as all the recipients......
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Aug 17 2009, 08:18 PM
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