Outstanding!
Active Duty/Retiree ping.
Drugs, booze, lack of sleep...something was wrong.
A Vet should have smacked the boy upside the head!
Was USMC Sgt. Rafael Peralta on that list? /s
Another Obama photo-op at the expense of men who showed more courage and daring then this Marxist prick ever will.
Nothing more need be said except, look at the timing.
Don’t you see what this is really about? It is nothing more than a political ploy. It paints the military as a racist organization that blatently discrimates against minorities. Years later Obama rides in on his white horse to save the day. These men deserved the Medal of Honor but didn’t get it because of their skin color. I’m not buying it. If I could see those files then maybe but they are under wraps and none of us will see them thanks to the most transparent administration in history. Nobody ever said war is fair. Not to take anything away from these veterans but were white records reviewed for errors? Is this not reverse discrimination? If not, why not? Just asking.
So now the MOH is a political award?
Individuals in both groups being decorated are recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross, the nation's second-highest award for valor in combat. This award alone is a high honor.
The upgrade to Medal of Honor in every instance is going to individuals based on ethnicity issues, real or imagined, that possibly prevented them from receiving the medal originally.
It's interesting that both presidents handing out this award never served a day in the U.S. military. President Bill Clinton was a draft dodger from the Vietnam era.
Obama's reason for not serving is more obscure, much like the rest of his past.
Of the 45 individuals awarded the medal by Clinton, or about to receive it from Obama, no doubt a few are deserving. Certainly not all.
This is nothing more than a cynical political ploy by two Democrat presidents to pander to their constituent base.
The prestige of the Medal of Honor is being diminished greatly by awarding it in such a cavalier fashion.
PS ... I should add as a measure of contrast the Marines 'Chesty' Puller was awarded the Navy Cross five times (the Navy's equivalent to the DSC) and one Distinguished Service Cross. Not aware of any effort to upgrade any of General 'Chesty' Puller's six medals to MOH status. No further comment needed.
Medal of Honor Press Conference: Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4NHeJTaJOo&index=2&list=PLitjSv4Sbrky0sK2t-AEVvxemFh9BS1Sx