There have been 17 Medals awarded for actions on this day in history. The first ten, which cover from 1862 to 1943, were all awarded to living recipients. The remaining seven have started a bad trend of being posthumous Medals.
The Civil War is where we start, at the
Battle of South Mountain, Maryland, prelude to Antietam. (I find the un-self-aware bias of the author of the linked piece to be interesting)
Read the complete post at http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2014/09/todays_medal_of_451.html
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Sep 14 2014, 08:10 AM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..