"5307 finally gets Congressional Medal ..." Topic

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Legion 4	20 Oct 2020 3:20 p.m. PST
Better late than never … link
ColCampbell	20 Oct 2020 5:25 p.m. PST
Saw that this morning and it was reported last week or week before that the Congressional Gold Medal would be awarded to the unit. And as Legion4 implied, it is about time they were recognized for their actions in Burma. Jim
Legion 4	21 Oct 2020 8:38 a.m. PST
Yes and they suffered a lot of losses in their operation. And as mentioned in the article the US Army Rangers trace some their linage back to the 5307.
Bobgnar	22 Oct 2020 9:23 p.m. PST
The medal is "The Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor Congress can bestow, " Why a civilian medal to a military unit?
Legion 4	23 Oct 2020 8:52 a.m. PST
Don't know ? Good question … of course most if not all the 5307 are dead by now.
Marc33594	24 Oct 2020 4:19 a.m. PST
The Congressional Gold Medal has been awarded a number of times to military individuals and groups. The criteria is: "The congressional medal seeks to honor those, individually or as a group, "who have performed an achievement that has an impact on American history and culture that is likely to be recognized as a major achievement in the recipient's field long after the achievement" And not all dead. The article on this award in our local paper profiled one of the few still existing members of the group still alive.
Legion 4	24 Oct 2020 10:36 a.m. PST
Good to know ! Thanks !
ScottWashburn	24 Oct 2020 6:41 p.m. PST
Had a nice talk with one of the Marauders a few years ago.
Legion 4	25 Oct 2020 9:54 a.m. PST

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