{"id":38287,"date":"2013-11-05T07:50:03","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T11:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=38287"},"modified":"2013-11-05T07:50:03","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T11:50:03","slug":"medal-of-honor-stamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=38287","title":{"rendered":"Medal of Honor stamps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Postal Service sent us some of their press stuff for the release of their newest stamp issued to honor Medal of Honor recipients;<\/p>\n

More than 16 million Americans served in the armed forces during World War II; 464 were singled out to receive the Medal of Honor. Of that, nearly half died as a result of their heroic actions to receive the honor posthumously. Only nine are alive today. The Postal Service is issuing the stamps depicting the Medals of Honor and including photographs of the living recipients on the stamp sheet as an appropriate way to recognize the living while still paying respect to all 464 recipients whose names are included in the Medal of Honor World War II Forever stamp prestige folio.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Pictured (clockwise from top left) are Charles H. Coolidge<\/a> of Chattanooga, TN (video<\/a>); Francis S. Currey<\/a> of Selkirk, NY; Walter D. Ehlers<\/a> of Buena Park, CA (video<\/a>); John D. Hawk<\/a> of Bremerton, WA (video<\/a>); Daniel K. Inouye<\/a> of Honolulu, HI; Robert D. Maxwell<\/a> of Bend, OR (video<\/a>); Vernon McGarity<\/a> of Memphis, TN; Nicholas Oresko<\/a> of Creskill, NJ (video<\/a>); Wilburn K. Ross<\/a> of Dupont, WA; and George T. Sakato<\/a> of Denver, CO (video<\/a>), all of whom served with the U.S. Army. Arthur J. Jackson<\/a> of Boise, ID (video<\/a>); and Hershel W. Williams<\/a> of Ona, WV (video<\/a>); served with the U.S. Marine Corps.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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