It’s great that he is finally being recognized.
But I have a rhetorical question.
How does a man’s decoration submission sit in the Awards Branch’s inbox for fifty years before someone decides to approve it?
Boggles the mind, it does.
Again; Congrats to him and I’m glad they finally got around to recognizing his valor.
Semper Fi.
How does a man’s decoration submission sit in the Awards Branch’s inbox for fifty years before someone decides to approve it?
Boggles the mind, it does.
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Sometimes reading the actual story has been known to answer mind boggling questions.
It’s an upgrade from the Navy Cross that he received for the same actions. The Navy Cross is second highest award someone can be awarded for valor, above and beyond the call of duty,
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