Racism robbed many Black servicemembers of awards for actions of valor in combat. Now, many of these veterans could see their heroic actions recognized by the nation they honorably served as reviews of the valorous actions of Service Cross recipients are looked at for potential upgrade to the Medal of Honor.
French Legion of Honor medals. (Photos by Gregg Kakesako) In 2001, the French government decided to award the Legion of Honor, its highest civilian award, to all servicemen who participated in the liberation of France, this included the 4,500 AJA (Americans of Japanese ancestry) soldiers of the 442 nd RCT and the 100 th Battalion. In October
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French Consul General Julie Duhaut-Bedos pins the Legion of Honor medal on Maj. Roger Smith’s lapel Thursday at the American Legion Post 15 in Loveland. The 100-year-old received the medal for
Medal of Honor have been awarded in the past, I believe that the memorial of the Medal of Honor Legion should be complied with as concerns the issuing of these medals.15 Indeed, Congress was deliberating about authorizing a new design to restore the Medal of Honor's unique quality.
When U.S. Army Colonel Robert T. Heard created the original design for the Legion of Merit in 1940, he based it on the French medal because the new award was to recognize foreign military officers—just as the Legion of Honor had been awarded to so many American servicemen in World War I. The badge of both decorations is based on a five-armed
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