Sunday, April 27, 2014

Confederate heroes have their own medal of honor

Via Cousin John

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The Medal of Honor, created by Congress during the Civil War as America's highest military decoration for valor, was never meant for Americans who fought for the South. They were the enemy, after all.

But there's a Confederate Medal of Honor, little known yet highly prized, that the Sons of Confederate Veterans bestows on those whose bravery in battle can be proven to the private group's satisfaction.

The silver-and-bronze medal is a 10-pointed star bearing the Great Seal of the Confederate States and the words, "Honor. Duty. Valor. Devotion."

It has been awarded 50 times since 1977, most recently to Maj. James Breathed, a native Virginian buried in Hancock. He was honored last year for his bravery as an artillery officer in the 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse in Virginia.

More @ The News & Advance

6 comments:

  1. Awesome! You blog is a continual source of interesting knowledge.

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  2. Tomorrow is Memorial Day in Fl, Ga and Al.
    Will do my annual trip to the Cemetary.
    Terry
    Fla.

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    1. Thanks and it's May 10th here which will be the big day of the PATCON by coincidence. :)

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    2. I started to mention that. Coincidence? I think not. :-)
      Patcon starts on my birthday, May 8. I was born on VE Day. May 8, 1945. Have a beer for me.
      Terry
      Fla.

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