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Source 4.1: Summary and analysis The article called “Ushakov medal for Arctic convoy veterans” was published on the 19th of June 2013. In May 2012 when the Russian Government requested permission to award the Ushakov Medal to British veterans of the Arctic Convoys including Leo Gradwell. British laws do not permit a British citizen to accept a Russian military medal and there was deep concern in the British Military, that Lt Leo Gradwell, despite achieving the objective of Convoy PQ17, had…

President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor award to a well known veteran, Captain William D. Swenson of the United States Army, for his heroism and bravery above and beyond the call of duty. During hours of combat, most of our veterans, like Swenson, did everything expected of leaders and more, keeping the ambushed unit fighting effectively, directing available fires, evacuating the wounded, and leading by example in repeatedly risking their personal lives and safety to retrieve wounded…

1. There is insufficient evidence to show the applicant met the criteria for award of the Air Medal. 2. The applicant served in Vietnam from 28 January 1967 to 8 January 1968. He was assigned as a rifleman to Company C and Company E, 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, as well as Company E, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment. According to the statements provided by the former members of his chain of command, the unit operated in the Mekong Delta and that dozens of their patrols were…

Assignment: Medal of Honor Webquest Tasks: Find an article from the Army’s Medal of Honor website that tells about another recipient of the Medal of Honor. CORPORAL TIBOR RUBIN 1. Copy and paste the URL and then summarize the information you read. http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/rubin/citation/index.html This source was an official citation about the brave actions of Corporal Tibor Rubin, and the overall situation on his mission. The article was not completely focused on Corporal Rubin’s…

“Boom,” she dove into the motionless water. Only one solitary thought remained in her mind. He is watching…. She did not dare to look back, she knew that whatever happened it was in his hands. - What she didn't know, is that in the next 10 seconds she would destroy the Junior World record by a margin of 3.41 seconds to become the youngest American to qualify for an Olympic Game. Most importantly her father would be watching. It all began years ago when her father developed dementia. Her one and…

World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Pall Mall Tennessee, the third of 11 children, as a youth he became an expert marksman in the back woods around Pall Mall. In 1917 he received a draft notice to fight in the war, to which he wrote on the back of the notice 'don’t want to fight' and sent it back to the local draft board. The board rejected his refusal to fight and he was sent off to basic training. After basic training he was assigned to the 82nd Division where they…

As I have gotten older my taste in video games has not changed very much. The last game of Medal of Honor I played came out only a year after Frontline it was called Rising Sun this game was based in the pacific theater of WWII. Where you fight the Japanese Empire from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 then head across the pacific doing various mission until finally ending the game when you attack and destroy a Japanese super carrier. After I stopped playing the MOH series I fell in love with…

Melvin Morris, a famous Medal of Honor recipient, was born on January 7, 1942. The town he was born in was Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He was a U.S. army soldier during the Vietnam War. He was a Staff Sergeant which is the highest rank of the sergeant first class. Before entering the army, he was a national guard at the Oklahoma army. He then entered the army in 1959 after making a request to join. He volunteered twice to be dropped off at Vietnam to fight. This is one of the many ways he displayed the…

Imagination: David Wiesner An illustrator gives life to a story when mere imagination is not enough. In Japan a form of illustration is seen in manga, in the U.S. some illustrations can be seen in comics and graphic novels, but those are not the only kinds of illustrations that exist. Although there are many styles and techniques in the world, illustrators all create drawings that captivate their audience. Illustrations are a way to connect with the audience whether it is through paintings,…

The Unfair Awards System during Iraq and Afghanistan SGM Roslyn D. Mason United States Sergeants Major Academy Sergeants Major Course (SMC) CL43B SGM JOHN A. KOLODGY October 10, 2016 Having been involved in both Iraq and Afghanistan wars the one consistent thing that I have noticed was a high distribution of awards to officers and senior enlisted whom did not deserve them. At first when reading the citations of extreme heroism, working above and beyond duties, and rank. One would come…