The three variations of the Medal of Honor - Army (left), Navy (middle), Air Force (right)
Medals Of Honor: Are They Awarded Too Rarely? -- USA Today
Ty Carter ran low and fast across an American outpost while overwhelming numbers of Taliban fighters closed in. He sprinted over ground where he could see bullets piercing the dust in front of him, gambling on getting ahead of the shooters' ability to target him.
It worked. A dozen times, Carter ran a gantlet of heavy machine gun and sniper fire — carrying ammo, recovering a field radio, cradling a wounded comrade in his arms — sometimes zigzagging to dodge exploding rocket-propelled grenades or mortar rounds.
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My Comment: What is my take .... the Medal of Honor is now awarded very rarely, and that is due more to politics than to the bravery of the soldiers in the field.
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