Medal of Honor ... 3,475 Medals of Honor have been awarded since the Civil War for individual acts of heroism. Out of those 3,475 awards, 1,522 were given during the Civil War. Compare the number given out during the Civil War to other wars ... 119 WWI 465 WWII 137 Korea 248 Vietnam When you look at these figures you kind of get the impression that the Medal of Honor was given out like candy during the Civil War. What do you think? Were the criteria for earning the medal too easy back then? If now, how do you explain why more were earned during the Civil War then during the four major wars of the 20th Century combined?
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 21:16:05 +0000
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