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MineralMan

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12. The Medal of Freedom

Reply to Tracer (Reply #11)

Sun Jul 19, 2020, 11:59 AM

Jul 2020

really has no requirements. A President can give one to anyone he wants to.

The Congressional Medal of Honor, however, has very exacting requirements of heroism beyond what is normal. That's why so many MoH recipients receive it posthumously.

There is no comparison whatsoever between the two awards.

I can't imagine how anyone could confuse the two.

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Trumpie implied there were no African American war heroes [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2020 OP

what would happen Dr Vegas Jul 2020 #1

I like it. It might get this old white non football fan to follow a team TexasProgresive Jul 2020 #4

Team names usually have a connection to the city or state of the team... brush Jul 2020 #15

Eleanor Roosevelt's Flight Into History With a Tuskegee Airman Dr Vegas Jul 2020 #18

There are plenty of CMoH winners of all races to rename the bases after, he as usual is full of sh*t Thomas Hurt Jul 2020 #2

Trump has no knowledge or concept of history. MineralMan Jul 2020 #3

Well, he might remember Limbaugh. Tracer Jul 2020 #5

You're kidding, right? MineralMan Jul 2020 #6

Sorry. Wrong medal. My mistake. Tracer Jul 2020 #11

The Medal of Freedom MineralMan Jul 2020 #12

Good grief what a petty thing to criticize, Disaffected Jul 2020 #13

Not petty if you are or know a Medal of Honor recipient. MineralMan Jul 2020 #14

I was referring to Disaffected Jul 2020 #19

Well, I'm sure he woulda gotten one Cirque du So-What Jul 2020 #16

"Didn't Gary Cooper get one for that movie?" panader0 Jul 2020 #10

I remember when he said that there were no great American Muslim athletes malaise Jul 2020 #7

Geez, he really is talking to a smaller and smaller segment of the population with HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #8

No he didn't . dawg Jul 2020 #9

yup, this was the context obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #17