U.S. Lawmaker Questions Low Medal Of Honor Count

From The Mercury News/AP:

WASHINGTON — Nearly eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq have left 4,000 soldiers killed in action, more than 34,000 wounded — and only six considered worthy of the nation's highest military award for battlefield valor.

For some veterans and members of Congress, that last number simply doesn't add up.

They question how so few Medals of Honor — all awarded posthumously — could be bestowed for two wars of such magnitude and duration.

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Update: Six chosen for Medal of Honor -- Newsday

My Comment: I guess awarding medals were not the priority for the Bush Administration, and this is now continuing for the Obama Administration.

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