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Medal of Honor for US war heroes denied award by prejudice (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Mar 2014 OP
More information ...Medals of Honor, Denied Because of Prejudice, to Be Belatedly Awarded ... DreamGypsy Mar 2014 #1

DreamGypsy

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1. More information ...Medals of Honor, Denied Because of Prejudice, to Be Belatedly Awarded ...
Tue Mar 18, 2014, 01:50 AM
Mar 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/22/us/medals-of-honor-denied-because-of-prejudice-to-be-belatedly-awarded.html

All of the recipients had previously been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest military award, for service in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The soldiers will now be given the highest honor “in recognition of the gallantry, intrepidity, and heroism above and beyond the call of duty,” the White House said in a statement.

The effort to make up for discrimination in awarding the Medal of Honor started before Mr. Obama’s presidency, but it carries special significance for the nation’s first African-American president, who has prioritized eliminating discrimination in the military and the executive branch.


Better late, than never....I guess

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