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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian30 Aug 2021 2:15 p.m. PST

It took Pvt. Henry Johnson 97 years to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his tenacity and grit in defending his fellow soldiers from German troops in a dugout in France's Argonne Forest, killing four at close range and in hand-to-hand combat, while suffering a head wound.

Now, 103 years after Johnson's regiment served in World War I -- for 191 days, the longest of any unit, according to historians -- the storied 369th Infantry, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters, will receive Congress' highest award, the Congressional Gold Medal…

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SBminisguy30 Aug 2021 4:50 p.m. PST

Well deserved and past due!

79thPA Supporting Member of TMP31 Aug 2021 11:35 a.m. PST

Good.

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