Biden Awards Medal of Honor to Korean War Veteran

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Biden Awards Medal of Honor to Korean War Veteran

[walterpierce]

God bless this veteran who served so long ago.
They are often forgotten

[johnnyk]

forgotten war, thank you and all those served and serving.

[MikeyVsr]

Better than giving a medal to a talk show blabber.

[zoedoodle]

It is so absolutely wonderful to have a president who doesn't turn every last thing into a photo op to promote himself and tear everyone else down!

[Elizabeth-ypre]

My ‘Uncle Lionheart’ likely served with him. The stories were horrific. Thank you for your service, sir.

[thdgcfx]

Army Colonel Tall Puckett thank you sir

[gabethedinosaur]

That’s one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen. President Biden is showing Americans that were all heros to the world . My grandpa Dennis is an American hero for serving his country during the Korean War .

[mauricemitchell]

This is the America I remember...bravo...love from Canada!

[Mrchair]

The impact of the Korean War on the civilian population was especially dramatic. Korean civilian casualties - dead, wounded and missing - totalled between three and four million during the three years of war (1950-1953). The war was disastrous for all of Korea, destroying most of its industry.

[Jackson-pdvj]

Now that's how the United States honor a real American Hero!!! 👏 Thank President Joe Biden 🙏your making America proud!!!

[MyCentsYall]

Thank you joe Biden for bringing real honor back to the medal.

[johndeerea]

West Pointer
👍🇺🇸👍
My uncle, class of 1936,
not so fortunate.
God bless them all.

[bryanb]

As a newly naturalized American I am deeply honored by the sacrifices these brave & unselfish soldiers have made Thank you God Bless You ALL and God Bless America 🇺🇸

[shkim]

It's never forgotten war because we always remember you and your service. You are already hero within korean minds.

[modori]

This year marks the 71th anniversary of the Korean War. The sacrifices made by the soldiers from 16 different countries during the war characterize the modern development of South Korea. We, Koreans would like to honor and pay tribute to those who died for democracy and freedom. Lest not forget.

🇺🇳the Korean War Participant Countries🇺🇳
🇺🇲 United States of America
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇨🇦 Canada
🇫🇷 France
🇱🇺 Luxemburg
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇬🇷 Greece
🇦🇺 Australia
🇳🇿 NewZealand
🇹🇷 Turkey
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
🇿🇦 South Africa
Korea will forever be grateful.🇰🇷

[ukrandr]

In case anyone was wondering what Don Draper has been up to these days.
But seriously, this is truly a wonderful thing. Well deserved.

[mmwjiln]

For those wonder why it has taken so long to approve the recipients for the Medal of Honor is because of the paperwork submitted for the award.

It starts at company level then submitted to the company's battalion S1. If there is any grammar mistakes on the award it's then sent back to the company to fix.

Afterwards, getting fixed and sent back to the battalion S1 then the award moves to the next step which is being sent to the brigade S1 for signatures and approval.

Once again if there are any mistakes on the award it is sent back to re-start the process all over again until they get it right. Now during this time soldiers both enlisted and officers either PCS away from the company or ETS out of the military all together. If a award is sent back for corrections then you have new soldiers working on an award that they probably never seen come across their desk because they are new to the company and trying to fix a award that's be submitted months or years before they got there. I'm pretty sure you all know where I'm going with this overall.

Also a example being I submitted a soldier for an Silver Star award now numerous things can happen to that award being it's either downgraded to lower award or upgraded to higher award. If any of that happens you have to start the whole process all over again from top to bottom.

Also those saying they would have turned down the award or waited for later are silly and misinformed why that would be a grave mistake. They most likely already took the time to process the award and add it to a new DD214 for the combat veteran to be submitted to Veteran's Affair which means more money and benefits being a Medal of Honor recipient.

If the veteran lives in Texas he can then submit his new DD214 to the DMV and have the MOH added to an Texas license plate if they want it added to it plus his driver's license also too. Plus if this veteran has a Purple Heart award also too that's double the monthly VA payments this veteran would receive for life being I'm pretty sure they would have over a 60% or higher disability rating with the VA.

F.Y.I. I'm an military OIF and OEF decorated combat veteran with an Honorable Discharge from the United States Army.

[thisistheaccountname]

Trump:
I could award myself the Medal of Honor, but I didn't.

[lusiddream]

Thank you thank you so much -from korea-

[dr.myungjunkim]

Thank you for defending South Korea. 고맙습니다!