By 1st Lt. Alejandra Fontalvo , 24th Special Operations Wing / Published May 09, 2021
The family of U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Roland unveils a sign during a building dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2021. The Special Tactics Training Squadron facility was renamed in honor of Roland, a 23rd STS special tactics officer who died protecting his teammates during an ambush at an Afghan-led security checkpoint near Camp Antonik, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)
Members of the Hurlburt Field honor guard present the colors during a dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2021. The special tactics training squadron training facility was named after Capt. Matthew Roland, a special tactics officer who was killed in combat near Camp Antonik, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney)
Many medals are issued by the U.S. government to members of the Armed Forces. But what do the medals mean, how are they earned, and where do they rank in terms of prominence and prestige? Stacker takes a look at military medals and what they mean.
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Military medals and what they mean
In 1787, Col. David Humphreys wrote: Few inventions could be more happily calculated to diffuse the knowledge and preserve the memory of illustrious characters and splendid events, than medals.â
The Revolutionary War colonel and aide de camp to Gen. George Washington made that statement more than a decade after the Continental Congress first instituted the tradition of issuing medals to recognize and show appreciation for distinguished military service in 1776. Nearly two-and-a-half centuries later, his words still ring true. Today, Stacker is taking a look at military medals and what they mean.
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Kareem says there is no other choice for him but to drive the auto
HYDERABAD: Despite being a venerated recipient of Star Medal for his contribution in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, a war veteran is driving an autorickshaw on Hyderabad roads for a living. Poverty, official apathy, financial crisis, Covid-19 pandemic and advancing age have left 71-year-old Sheikh Abdul Kareem crippled, but the ex-serviceman has not lost hope.
To keep his family up and running, Kareem drives an auto, which he has been doing for the last six years. The war veteran doesn’t own a home or a even piece of land. He manages to survive in a rented tenement in Rajendranagar with the earnings he makes from running his auto. After having tried his hand as a supervisor, security guard and car driver, the septuagenarian has only an auto to make ends meet.
Kareem said that after being removed from the army, he faced a lot of problems. He said that he does not even own a home and currently, at the age of 71, is driving auto-rickshaws to feed his family.