U.S. Army Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Melvin Morris, a Vietnam War veteran, - TopicsExpress



          

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Melvin Morris, a Vietnam War veteran, receives the Medal of Honor from U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on March 18, 2014. Twenty-four minority U.S. soldiers who performed bravely under fire in three of the nation’s wars finally received the Medal of Honor that the government concluded should have been awarded a long time ago. Only three of the 24 were alive for President Barack Obama to drape the medals and ribbons around their necks. “Today we have the chance to set the record straight,” Obama said. “No nation is perfect, but here in America we confront our imperfections and face a sometimes painful past, including the truth that some of these soldiers fought and died for a country that did not always see them as equal.”
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:46:02 +0000

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