I believe there were ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND very brave men at Gettysburg.
FIFTY ONE THOUSAND,ONE HUNDRED and TWELVE deaths.
After all this time; why this man, why now?
I dont know if this case applies, but I do know it applies to recent MOHs presented for WWII and Vietnam.
The Pentagon started a review of the practices of how the MOH is awarded. They knew that actions worthy of praise, but generally withheld because of race, religion, etc. should be recognized.
If you do a quick search you will see numerous “retro active” awards.
I am not against that per se. Black, Hispanic, or Jewish soldiers have been as brave as any white soldiers going back to the first battles of the revolution.
I simply shake my head and wonder if it is really worth the time and effort going back 150 years for the purpose of political correctness. I guess this seems like the current version of ear-marking where a Congressman and/or a “family” can make a case.
My comments are meant in no way to dishonor these heroes. But I think its time we started looking forward a little bit more.
Methinks, we should start pressing more purple hearts and MOHs. The Fifth crusade is going to require a lot of them.
Why not?