There are eight Medals earned for actions on this day, or a period that ends on this day. There are a slough of Medals from the Fort Fisher campaign that will show up in January, but cover actions on this day as well. Six are from the Civil War, one is a lifesaving Medal, and the last was earned during World War II.Thus far in our military history, the gift of Christmas is that there are as yet no posthumous awards for actions on this day.Civil War. Note the "rank" of Robert Blake. A liberated slave, Blake also represents one...
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