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On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, Master Sergeant Matthew Williams received the Medal of Honor. The Medal was an upgrade to the Silver Star Medal Williams had earned for saving several lives of his Special Forces comrades during an hours-long firefight in Afghanistan.
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Medal of Honor for Master Sergeant Matthew Williams

By Mike Eppinger
Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Smith is awarded the Navy Cross by Maj. Gen. Paul J. Kennedy during a ceremony in Irving, Texas, Sept. 14. Smith was awarded the Navy Cross for courageous actions in 2004 while serving as a squad leader with Company E, Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Smith currently serves as a lieutenant paramedic with the Irving Fire Department. Kennedy is the commanding general of Marine Corps Recruiting Command and commanded 2nd Battalion, Fourth Marines at the time of Smith's actions. The Navy Cross is the second highest military decoration that may be awarded to a member of the United States Navy.
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Texas native awarded the Navy Cross

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 14: The medals of Commander US Marine Forces Pacific Lieutenant General Duane Thiessen as seen during a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial on June 14, 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand. John Key welcomed US marines to Wellington today to mark the 70th anniversary of Amercan World War II forces arrival to New Zealand in 1942. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
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Unearned military medals seen as free speech

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Pentagon set to announce awards for combat, drone service

By Mike Eppinger
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FATHER ARTHUR A. LeMAY: DOUGHBOY CHAPLAIN

By William F. Howard

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