Obama to Award Medal of Honor to Two Dozen Veterans, Including 19 Discrimination Victims
President Obama will correct a historical act of discrimination next month when he awards the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest commendation for combat valor, to a group of Hispanic, Jewish and African-American veterans who were passed over because of their racial or ethnic backgrounds.
The unusual presentation will culminate a 12-year Pentagon review ordered by Congress into past discrimination in the ranks and will hold a particular poignancy when conducted by the nation’s first African-American president.
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Only three of the men, two Hispanic-Americans and one African-American, are still alive, and will come to the White House for the ceremony March 18.