medal of honor
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Trump awards posthumous Medal of Honor to son of Colo. woman
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President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Wednesday to the son of a Colorado Springs woman, marking the first time a special tactics airman has received the nation’s most prestigious honor for bravery on the battlefield. Air Force Tech Sgt. John Chapman was killed in action in Afghanistan 16 years ago in…
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Colorado woman’s son to receive posthumous Medal of Honor
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The son of a Colorado Springs woman will receive the Medal of Honor next month, becoming the first airman to receive the nation’s highest award for valor since the Vietnam War, the White House announced Friday. The medal will be awarded posthumously to his widow, Valerie Nessel, on Aug. 22 by President Donald Trump at…
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BIDLACK: Final salute — and thank you
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I never had the honor of personally meeting Lt. Jim Downing, USN, in life, but I knew about him. He was the oldest surviving service member from the attack on Pearl Harbor on that long-ago December day. We lost Lt. Downing last week, at the remarkable age of 104. He was a proud Coloradan and…
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Tipton: Thank you for your service and sacrifice
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Throughout my time in Congress, I have had the privilege of meeting many veterans from across the 3rd Congressional District and hearing fascinating stories detailing their military service and their contributions to communities across Colorado. Pueblo is among my favorite places to visit in our district. The city is a melting pot of different cultures,…
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Bartels: Medal of Honor recipient inspires at Healing Our Heroes event
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For the second time in my life, I’ve shaken the hand of a Medal of Honor recipient. The first time was in the early 1980s when I worked for The Gallup Independent in Gallup, N.M., and got to know Heroshi Miyamura. The Gallup native, known as “Hershey,” in 1951 in Korea killed more than 50…
