[Coop]

Just heard this afternoon from a good source that Mr. Vitale's file has been before the Awards Board, and he should expect a letter from the board within 90 days. If they have approved it, his file/award goes to the President and Congress.

[StarCMC]

Got my fingers crossed here. I'm thinking that there were lot of folks in the military during Vietnam who deserved this kind of recognition (some maybe for lesser awards) but didn't get it because of the unpopularity of the war. Do you have any thoughts on that? If that's true, it stinks to high heaven and it's about time we get busy and do something about it.