A margin of doubt for the Medal of Honor
Posted By: ricksteroni      12/13/2012 8:00:49 PM
Brutally Honest, by Locutisprime
Original Article

The last time I checked, awarding the Medal of Honor was not hinged upon some courtroom standard of reasonable doubt. Witnesses testify to the acts of the individual cited and the medal is awarded for cause based upon eye witness testimony. In this case a young Marine died saving his comrades from a grenade attack in Iraq eight years ago, yet the secretary of defense and his predecessor don´t believe that what he did that day is good enough to receive the nation´s highest honor...