midget-boyd91
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Living Marine receives MoH for his actions in Afghanistan.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/20/report-marine-to-get-medal-of-honor-for-afghanistan-actions/?hpt=hp_t2
To the good Sgt, and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice that day.
Also, not in an attempt to stir the pot, but has there been any more talk on possible VCs being awarded to Canadians for their actions? Why have a medal of such prestige if it is not to be awarded?
Living Marine receives MoH for his actions in Afghanistan.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/20/report-marine-to-get-medal-of-honor-for-afghanistan-actions/?hpt=hp_t2
Dakota Meyer, who now lives in Austin, Texas, will be the first living Marine to receive the nation's highest military honor since the Vietnam War. Two living Army soldiers, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry and Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, have received the medal in the past year.
Meyer will be recognized for his actions on September 8, 2009, in Ganjgal, a remote Afghan village near the border with Pakistan. As his unit of 13 U.S. service members came under attack by a force of 50 heavily-armed insurgents, Meyer, a corporal at the time, repeatedly ran through enemy fire to recover the bodies of fellow American troops.
To the good Sgt, and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice that day.
Also, not in an attempt to stir the pot, but has there been any more talk on possible VCs being awarded to Canadians for their actions? Why have a medal of such prestige if it is not to be awarded?