This would be the first Air Force recipient of the Medal of Honor since Vietnam. They’ve been a bit stingy with that medal, in my opinion. Only four people in the Iraq war have been recipients for example, and all were posthumous. I think the criteria should be strict but not quite that strict.
“all were posthumous”
Yeah, there’s something wrong with that.
“They’ve been a bit stingy with that medal”
Fully agree. They have turned it into a weird cult at this point. And many deserving actions are not awarded. Also this happened in 2002. It is now 2018. This did not need a 16 year investigation. Imagine taking till 1961 to decide some man in the battle of Iwo Jima deserved the award.
They cheapen it by making it this stingy. I think some of it is that the military despises awarding bravery in an era that is suppressing everything masculine in the military.
Hmmm, no. Chief Britt Slabinski recieved the medal for his actions here.
NOT posthumously.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britt_K._Slabinski
Yeah two MOHs from this action.