I was at a military ceremony around 2004. They had this guy get up to get some award from his old unit in South Korea. The guy had already been at our unit (in Germany) for four years and was set to leave in six months. The old unit had written up a medal...had it turned down....reapplied....lost the paperwork....then resubmitted a third and I believe even...a fourth time. The guy was embarrassed by this....over four years after he left the unit, and almost ready to leave the present unit.
There’s something broke with the entire system over medals. I think most are bogus in nature, and half the folks probably need some status symbol of sorts for what they did at some unit...but to say a medal....is just not worth it.
Pentagon chair polishers are only interested in their own promotions, not valor in the field.
A pretty tall order for FEDGOV.
On the plus side, if they can stall around for a few more years, he won’t have to receive the award from 0vomit. That alone would make it worth the wait.
Only 4 years from the deed of valor to the Medal of Honor. All things considered, that’s fast.
My best friend, a Cobra gunship pilot, died of cancer 5 years ago next month. He received his Silver Star in the mail without ceremony only 10 days before his death. His act of valor took place in 1968. It took 40 years to receive his recognition.
I received my ARCAM twelve years after the fact.