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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 31 May 2021 10:16 p.m. PST |
The exhumation of a Medal of Honor recipient and his reburial June 4 at a national cemetery began with an annual event to lay holiday wreaths on the graves of American veterans… …McPhelan was born in Laois, Ireland, around 1837 and immigrated, along with his wife Mary to the United States, where he joined the Army. According to records, he served with Company E, 5th U.S. Infantry, during the Great Sioux War of 1876. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for the Battle of Cedar Creek in the Montana Territory – the campaign that defeated Lakota Chief Sitting Bull… From Military: link |
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