An administration official said that record keepers from each of the military services have been working to compile military awards records since the Supreme Court last month struck down the federal Stolen Valor Act, arguing that the punishments for individuals lying about military medals infringed on free speech.<\/p>\n
The website will initially list only the recipients of the military\u2019s highest awards for valor \u2013 the Medal of Honor and service crosses \u2013 that were awarded after Sept. 11, 2001.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Yeah, maybe the initial unveiling will be OK, cuz we’re only talking about twenty people more or less, and that sounds about right for three weeks work for the government. But, we’re talking about the same government that can’t get medical records from the Pentagon across the river to the Department of Veterans Affairs on Vermont Avenue in DC. And they say the services are all working together on this? I’m sure that they’re working on different operating systems and trying to get data passed back and forth. So I don’t have a lot of hope for this.<\/p>\n
But I guess at least they’re trying, and that’s a good sign. But, I’m sure our buddy, Doug Sterner, who sent us the S&S link, BTW, has a database that contains recent MOH and service crosses, so what is the government doing? Since 2001 happened during the computer and internet age, they should already have that database, shouldn’t they? <\/p>\n
Maybe I’m just too skeptical.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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