I keep hearing/reading of a push for Chris Kyle to be awarded the CMOH ... so, first let me say Im now and have been for years a big fan of Chris ... Im as sure as I can be that hed say, not only no, but hell no!! He was always very clear that the job he did was what he was trained to do ... he wasnt a cowboy, and to his way of thinking he had never done anything he hadnt been expected to do ... in fact, his biggest regret other than being away from the family was that he hadnt been able to save as many of his comrades as he felt he should have. Given all that, the following is the current justification for the CMOH .... Public Law 88-77, July 25, 1963: The requirements for the Medal of Honor were standardized among all the services, requiring that a recipient had distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.[79] Thus, the act removed the loophole allowing non-combat awards to Navy personnel. The act also clarified that the act of valor must occur during one of three circumstances:[80] 1.While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States 2.While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force. 3.While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.[81][82] Congress drew the three permutations of combat from President Kennedys executive order of April 25, 1962, which previously added the same criteria to the Purple Heart. On August 24, Kennedy added similar criteria for the Bronze Star Medal.[83][84] The amendment was necessary because Cold War armed conflicts did not qualify for consideration under previous statutes such as the 1918 Army Medal of Honor Statute that required valor in action involving actual conflict with an enemy, since the United States has not formally declared war since World War II as a result of the provisions of the United Nations Charter.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:50:29 +0000
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