Jack Jacobs can proudly _ and truthfully _ say he was awarded the
Medal of Honor for his valor in Vietnam. After a recent Supreme Court
ruling, anyone else is free under the First Amendment to make the same
claim, whether it's true or not.
Some military veterans say they consider the ruling a slap in the
face. For Jacobs, though, it was the right decision. He said he wore the
uniform to protect people's rights _ even if he doesn't agree with how
they exercise those rights.
"There are lots of things people do that revolt me, but I'm happy
that I fought for this country not to give them the right to do
something stupid, but for the majority of the people to do the right
thing," said Jacobs, 66, who earned the Medal of Honor in 1969 for
carrying several of his buddies to safety from a shelled rice field
despite the shrapnel wounds in his head, the streaming blood clouding
his vision.
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