There are 8 Medals awarded for actions on this day in our military history, only one of them posthumous. They span from the Indian Campaigns to Vietnam. I've had the honor to meet, and in fact work for, one of the Holders.Indian Campaigns - What a difference 130 or so years makes in the usage of language. Today this citation would read as a criminal charge, not an award. Of course, there are those who would argue, from a PC perspective, that that is exactly what it is anyway.COMFORT, JOHN W.Rank and organization: Corporal, Company A, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Place and...
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Nov 05 2009, 06:50 AM
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