"Civil War Hero Receives His Medal Of Honor 151 Years Later" Topic
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| Tango01 | 06 Nov 2014 10:55 p.m. PST |
""Faithful unto death." Those words on the West Point headstone of 1st Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing succinctly enshrine the determination of the man who helped turn the tide at Gettysburg during the Civil War. Despite two severe wounds, Cushing, 22, stayed at his post and directed artillery fire upon hordes of Confederates charging the center of the Union line at Cemetery Ridge -- a doomed assault known as Pickett's Charge. A bullet to the head finally felled the young officer. More than 151 years after his stand, Cushing will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously in a White House ceremony on Thursday…"
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Armand |
 Legion 4   | 07 Nov 2014 10:16 a.m. PST |
Very, very much deserved. However, why after 151 years did they decide to award CMH now ? Besides better late than never … I guess … Regardless, congradulations to Cushing and his living relatives. |
| Tango01 | 07 Nov 2014 10:48 a.m. PST |
As you said… better late than never…! (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| duncanh | 07 Nov 2014 2:01 p.m. PST |
Melvill and Coghill anyone? Hopefully in one hundred years time we'll still be discussing this. |
| duncanh | 07 Nov 2014 2:03 p.m. PST |
Apologies, so who gets his pension that goes with the CMH? |
| duncanh | 07 Nov 2014 2:04 p.m. PST |
With back interest that's a tidy sum. |
| tberry7403 | 07 Nov 2014 8:39 p.m. PST |
They will figure out who should have got the pension, go to the closest living relative and go after them for back taxes plus interest.  |
 ochoin | 08 Nov 2014 12:34 a.m. PST |
Any reason Cushing didn't get one straight away? |
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