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Congressional Medal of Honor website....

RembrandtRembrandt Member Posts: 4,486 ✭✭
edited April 2002 in General Discussion
On a serious note, I wanted to share this website on the Congressional Medal of Honor recipiants....just reading the accounts of what these people experienced is sobering....makes me proud to be an American.


http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm
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  • agloreaglore Member Posts: 6,012
    edited November -1
    Back in the early 80's there was a book published titled "Above and Beyond" covers all CMH winners in the back but has some very good stories inside. Knew 2 of them personally. Archie Van Winkle (won his in Korea)and Jimmie Howard (won his in Vietnam). The only ones not in the book are the 2 that were awarded in Somalia.

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  • SawzSawz Member Posts: 6,049
    edited November -1
    That should be a one term required class tied in with American History, or at least a required reading asignment for highschool kids

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  • sealyonsealyon Member Posts: 313 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thank you Rembrant. I knew Oscar Johnson when I was younger. Knew he won the Medal but he would just make lite of it and never explain how he came by it. He was a very unassuming,quiet man but by accounts he had a lot to be proud of. Thanks again...
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  • R WallerR Waller Member Posts: 35 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    this is great reading, ive had it saved for a couple of years now...

    BTW, there is no such award named the "Congressional Medal of Honor"
    its simple "the medal of honor"

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  • concealedG36concealedG36 Member Posts: 3,566 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks Rembrandt, excellent post!

    G36


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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There seemes to have been a lot of CMH's awarded during the Civil War. Maybe the accounts were understated because they didnt seem to measure up to WW2 and Korea accounts. Many sounded like Bronze Star material.
    A must read.
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