There are 12 Medals awarded for actions on this day, spanning from the Civil War to Vietnam. That's above the average of 10 per day, and is high for this time of year - as is the number of pre-WWI Medals, as this was not prime campaigning time for 19th century warfare.Civil War, and four Medals for a busy day near Knoxville, Tennessee in 1863. Three soldiers who burned some building being used as sniper nests and one messenger. One has to wonder if today's press wouldn't excoriate those soldiers for the destruction of houses.FALCONER, JOHN A. Rank and organization:...
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Nov 20 2009, 05:49 AM
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