“There had been lots of talk that for whatever reason, over the last decade, the Pentagon seemed to prefer than ALL MoH s be posthumous..glad to see it’s changed..”
Too bad they weren’t so concerned when Bob Kerrey, Nebraska got his for leading his company the wrong way and getting his leg blown off with a land mine. That MoH ‘qualified’ him to be Nebraska’s Gov, then later Senator.
Too bad the lad didn’t receive it while he was still in uniform. He should have the opportunity to enjoy generals saluting HIM. I saw a few of the BIG medals when I was in the Marines..mid 60’s..they were from WW II and Korea..and it was amazing to watch the reaction whenever one walked into a room...