Today is an interesting day in the history of the Medal thus far - only one award, and the recipient was alive to receive it. Another twist - it isn't for an action on this particular day, it is for a period of time. As has been my practice, when a Medal citation lists either multiple days or is for a period of time, I use the closing date as the day to mark the award.The Medal was awarded during Round II of the Great War for Civilization, aka, WWII, to a Marine who later went on to become the Commandant...
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Dec 09 2009, 06:10 AM
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