http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ ... story.htmlXtremeJibber2001 wrote:Only one example, but this gentleman seemed appropriate for the MoH given his personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of dutySnoBrdr wrote:Exactly.XtremeJibber2001 wrote:As compared to what? Are you suggesting he's giving out the MoH to unworthy recipients?SnoBrdr wrote:The way he's been handing out the MoH since he got in, they could also get that.
Not so much the current service members but the ones that go back over 100 years.
Obviously he awarded those for social reasons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Lincoln_Johnson
"President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to 24 veterans Tuesday, most of whom were initially passed over because they were Hispanic, Jewish or African American."
Kinda hard to prove when almost everybody involved is dead.