Today's Medals open with the Civil War, at Rappahannock Station, and a soldier who starts the ball rolling on the "saving your comrades from an explosive device" meme. More successfully, from a personal perspective, than most. Another day where all the recipients survived their actions to receive their Medals.BREYER, CHARLES Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Rappahannock Station, Va., 23 August 1862. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth:------. Date of issue: 8 July 1896. Citation: Voluntarily, and at great personal risk, picked up an unexploded shell and threw it away, thus doubtless saving...
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Aug 23 2009, 08:55 AM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..