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To: SteveinSATX
A bit more:

Skarlatos will receive the Soldiers Medal, the U.S. Army’s highest non-combat medal, while Sadler will receive the Secretary of Defense Medal for Valor, awarded to civilians, Captain Jeff Davis said on Monday.

4 posted on 09/16/2015 12:41:10 PM PDT by CedarDave (Hillary for incarceration not inauguration)
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To: CedarDave
Skarlatos: Any relation to? Fighting Muslims must be in his blood: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantinos_Skarlatos Konstantinos Skarlatos (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Σκαρλάτος, 17 March 1872 – 1969) was a Greek Army officer who reached the rank of Lt General. He also competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics as a sport shooter.[1] Military career He was born in 1872 at Vitolista near Nafpaktos. He entered the Hellenic Army Academy and graduated in July 1892 as an Artillery Second Lieutenant. He fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Balkan Wars and the Asia Minor Campaign. In 1921–1922, he served as Commander of the Army Academy, and retired with the rank of Lieutenant General.
34 posted on 09/17/2015 6:27:28 AM PDT by Trumpinator (You are all fired!!! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP!)
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