8 Special Benefits Medal of Honor Recipients Get for Their Exceptional Service
Army civilian employees pass around Retired Master Sgt. Leroy Petry’s Medal of Honor while attending a Mental Health Awareness Observance May 17, Heritage Hall, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. Petry asked the audience to pass around his medal while he served as one of the keynote speakers during the event. (U.S. Army/Kevin Fleming)
Everyone knows the benefits of joining the military are pretty good, but for those who go above and beyond the call of duty, they are even better.
Earning the Medal of Honor is not an easy thing to do. Many of them have been awarded posthumously, and even troops who do something worthy of the medal can find their recommendation lost in an overly political process. Those who do receive it are rightly honored by military members and civilians alike.
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company policy. they sobered up, it seems. steve: now they will rehire him. brian, thank you. look at this, thousands attended the funeral of air force veteran joseph walker monday after the cemetery s facebook post went viral saying, quote: we have the distinct honor to provide a full military burial for unaccompanied u.s. air force veteran joseph walker on monday at 10:00 in the morning at central texas state veterans cemetery. if you have the opportunity, please come out and attend. we do not leave veterans behind. ainsley: so sweet. joining us now to tell us how this all came together, thousands of people there to celebrate this veteran that didn t have any family is the president of wind therapy freedom riders. thank you for being with us and what you did. what a touching story and our country just rallied around this individual and the story went viral. tell us how this all up folded. how did it happen? you know, it was about middle of the night on
18-year-old should have military-style weapons. we re talking about a military burial for a high school student because they re in jrotc. a military burial for a high school student. that is outrageous. i think he deserves it, by the way, but the fact that that s even a thing that could happen in this country is outrageous. we can have this debate about mental health issues and making sure those people aren t don t have the ability let him finish. there should be a real conversation about how if people have been flagged from mental health issues, again, if you ve been visited 39 times by the police, if there are mental health issues, these should be flagged before you re able to buy a gun. no disagreement on that issue. i would think i think i saw a statistic, 90% of gun owners and nongun owners agree on that issue. will you support university