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Obama to Honor Two Korean War GIs With MoH
Military.com ^ | April 14, 2011 | Travis J. Tritten

Posted on 04/17/2011 8:37:26 AM PDT by NWFLConservative

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa -- Two Soldiers who gave their lives fighting in the Korean War will be posthumously given the nation’s highest military honor by President Obama during a ceremony next month, the White House said Wednesday evening.

Pfc. Anthony Kaho’ohanohano and Pfc. Henry Svehla will be recognized with the Medal of Honor for braving certain death and painful wounds to charge and repel overwhelming enemy forces during the war.

Family members of both Soldiers will attend the May 2 ceremony at the White House to commemorate their “selfless service and sacrifice,” according to a presidential news release.

(Excerpt) Read more at military.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cmh; kahoohanohano; korea; svehla
That military hating scumbag is not even fit to handle those medals, much less present them.
1 posted on 04/17/2011 8:37:31 AM PDT by NWFLConservative
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PERKS4JERKS
2 posted on 04/17/2011 8:46:19 AM PDT by FrankR (The Evil Are Powerless If The Good Are Unafraid! - R. Reagan)
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To: NWFLConservative

barry?... No thanks.


3 posted on 04/17/2011 8:48:05 AM PDT by onedoug (If)
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To: NWFLConservative

He’s just on another stop for the reelection tour,selling faulty equipment takes time.


4 posted on 04/17/2011 8:50:33 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: NWFLConservative

Having to hand a MoH to two “war criminals” who oppressed his fellow travler NK’s will put little bile in his throat I’m sure...

We need to watch his body language as he does it...


5 posted on 04/17/2011 8:54:21 AM PDT by Crim (Palin / West '12)
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To: NWFLConservative

Corps-men?


6 posted on 04/17/2011 10:11:18 AM PDT by Vendome ("Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it anyway")
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To: Vendome

I damn near threw something at the TV when I heard that bastard mis-pronounce that word.


7 posted on 04/17/2011 10:15:18 AM PDT by NWFLConservative (Fight Like a Girl!!...............Saracuda in 2012)
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