The Medal of Honor is the ultimate symbol of military bravery, but a new documentary insists that too many service members have been passed over due to prejudice.
The Valor Medals Review Project is studying World War I African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, Jewish American and Native American service members who may have been unfairly denied the Medal of Honor because of their racial or religious background.
Frederick Riefkohl is one of 214 World War I minority veterans identified thus far by the Valor Medals Review Project, a Congress-authorized study spearheaded by Park University near Kansas City, Mo.