The investigation later expanded to include other minorities. Officials looked at the 6,500 recipients of the second highest honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, to identify those who were passed over for the Medal of Honor because of their race or ethnicity.
Many of the honorees have died. But among the survivors is a 68-year-old retired postal worker from San Antonio. Former Sgt. Santiago Erevia fought in Vietnam, as did former Sgt. Jose Rodela, also from Texas, and Melvin Morris, one of the first green berets. He retired from the Army in the 1980s as a sergeant first class.
One of the ones being honored post-humously is Pvt. First Class Leonard Kravitz, musician Lenny Kravitz' uncle.
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Why is this government constantly inventing discrimination and racism situations. I can't see how these people were discriminated. Wake up America, Whitey is being discriminated more today than all the years they were accused of being racist.
133 did you look up their cases?
Brave and deserving individuals. But brave and deserving individuals are passed up for decoration all the time. If you feel it is necessary to decorate these soldiers now, then do it. But don't cheapen the MOH by making it another meaningless, affirmative-action trinket. This administration makes everything it touches cheap and dirty.
1026, same question to you as 133.
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