LIVE - President Bush Bestowing Medal of Honor

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[AmericanMade1776]

.S. President George W. Bush (R) presents the nation's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, posthumously awarded to Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith in the East Room of the White House in Washington, April 4, 2005. Accepting the medal on his father's behalf is Smith's 11-year-old son, David. Smith's daughter, Jessica (L), and his wife, Birgit (2nd L), watch. Smith is credited with protecting the lives of scores of lightly armed American soldiers who were beyond his position in the battle, on April 4, 2003, near the gates of Baghdad International Airport. It is only the third Medal of Honor given for actions since the Vietnam War, and the first from the Iraq war. REUTERS/Larry Downing

[MEG33]

I am really bad at guessing..10 ?

[MEG33]

I see the article above..11

[Fierce Allegiance]

I am sure his dad is real proud of him, looking down from heaven. Be strong, young man.

[MEG33]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1373599/posts
Medal of Honor to Be Awarded to Soldier Killed in Iraq, a First
New York Times ^ | March 29, 2005 | ERIC SCHMITT


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Well done, brave warrior.

[MEG33]

Ping to picture of ceremony

[USMA83]

Unless the laws have changed, that young man has
an automatic appointment to West Point as a token from
a grateful nation.

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Me too.

[Fierce Allegiance]

I am glad. I hope he takes it & uses it well. Our country needs more grads from "Hudson High" </USMA ribbing>

[Spktyr]

They haven't; any child of a Medal of Honor recipient may attend any of the service academies (West Point/USMA, Annapolis/USNA, Colorado Springs/USAFA), assuming they meet minimum academic standards. Should he decide not to do so, he is also eligible for a scholarship from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.