Re: OT - Victoria Cross

John Atkinson wrote:
> On Mar 22, 2005 8:01 AM, Adrian <adrian@stargrunt.ca> wrote:
> 
>>For those who are interested in this kind of thing, Britain has
apparently
>>awarded the first Victoria Cross to a living recipient since 1965.
>>
>>The award was earned by a Warrior AFV driver. Strategypage.com has the
>>citation, at
> 
> 
> Hooah.
> 
> On a simillar note, the US Army's first Medal of Honor has been
> awarded to SFC Paul R. Smith, a Combat Engineer platoon sergeant with
> the 11th Engineer Batallion.
> 
> http://www.sptimes.com/2005/02/02/Tampabay/Iraq_hero_joins_hallo.shtml

Alas, posthumous. :-(

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