From North County Times:
Defense official tells Hunter that modern warfare limits troop-on-troop contact.
Is high-tech warfare making combat safer and leading to fewer Medal of Honor winners from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?
That's the suggestion of a Defense Department official in a letter to Rep. Duncan D. Hunter, R-El Cajon, who says there are more deserving troops from America's current conflicts than the five who have won the honor.
Gail McGinn, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, wrote Hunter a letter earlier this month suggesting electronic warfare may be one reason why only a handful of U.S. troops have been awarded the nation's highest military award for valor in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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My Comment: This is not a good explanation ... blaming technology for a decrease in the awarding of medals. There is something more at work here, but I will only be speculating, which I will not do on this topic.
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