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I had no idea. I had never heard of him, but I've heard of his brother. | ||
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One of those interesting parts of history that seems to get lost, overlooked or, conveniently passed-over. As to the medal itself, wasn't the MOH the ONLY medal awarded for valor in the US military at the time? All other decorations (at the time) were merely campaign awards, 'atta-boy' commendations in your record and completion certificates? It wasn't until, Spanish-American War & WWI that awards for valor (and other decorations) became standardized and structured. | |||
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Thanks for posting that! Great forgotten piece of history about a fine warrior. I love Gen. Custer's comment about his brother at the end. Very cool. “People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.” –Chuck Palahnuik Be harder to kill: https://preparefit.ck.page | |||
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| I believe in the principle of Due Process  |
There are 20 who have received two! Unbelievable. http://www.cmohs.org/double-recipients.php Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me. When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown | |||
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Impressive accomplishment but corsair is correct - the MOH wasn't at the top of a valor structure like it is today. There was even a "purge" of 911 medal recipients in 1917. http://www.cmohs.org/medal-history.php But again, still quite an accomplishment. | |||
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Yes, the Medal of Honor was the only award for valor at the time. It was often handed out rather casually, and after the war many awards were rescinded. The most famous revocation was the award to Dr. Mary Ward, the only woman to receive the medal, and who was a civilian. President Carter reinstated her award in response to pressure from women’s groups (IIRC). ► 6.4/93.6 “Most men … can seldom accept the simplest and most obvious truth if it … would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions … which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabrics of their lives.” — Leo Tolstoy | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss  |
I had no idea that he also died at Crow Agency, along with several others in the Custer family. Many moons ago I took a Montana History course for an elective and we spent a month or so studying the Little Bighorn. No mention of this as I recall. ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
Also note that some of those "double awards" in WWI are actually that - an award from the Navy and the Army for a single action / event. Example - HOFFMAN, CHARLES F. - "Also received the Navy Medal of Honor. Immediately after the company to which he belonged had reached its objective on Hill 142, several hostile counterattacks were launched against the line before the new position had been consolidated. G/Sgt. Hoffman was attempting to organize a position on the north slope of the hill when he saw 12 of the enemy, armed with 5 light machineguns, crawling toward his group. Giving the alarm, he rushed the hostile detachment, bayoneted the 2 leaders, and forced the others to flee, abandoning their guns. His quick action, initiative, and courage drove the enemy from a position fro which they could have swept the hill with machinegun fire and forced the withdrawal of our troops. Also received the Navy Medal of Honor." It's much more organized now.  | |||
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One things for sure, You wouldn’t want to be a horse in a Custer barn... ______________________________________________ Life is short. It’s shorter with the wrong gun… | |||
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It’s good to be reminded (or informed) of these things, but despite my best efforts to not let it bother me, I cringe whenever I see the title of this thread: No one “wins” the Medal of Honor. It’s not a prize in a contest, raffle, or game. The usual expressions are that someone receives or was awarded the medal. ► 6.4/93.6 “Most men … can seldom accept the simplest and most obvious truth if it … would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions … which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabrics of their lives.” — Leo Tolstoy | |||
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Interesting piece of history. 24K killed at the battle of Stones River in TN. Most people have no idea this battle ever occurred yet it was one of the most brutal battles in US Military history. | |||
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Where Tom Custer was found June 1876 on "Last Stand Hill".  Where Custer Fell ~ June 1876 Bill Cody's MOH lost in the "purge" and later restored.  Medal of Honor************* MAGA | |||
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Like the 864 Medals of Honor that were given to the 27th Maine Infantry Regiment to be handed out merely for reenlisting. | |||
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