Many people say ‘Medal of Honor winner.’ You don’t win it
In a recent Courier News (Chicago-Sun Times) article, Remembering local Medal of Honor winners, Matt Hanley recounts the stories of eight Medal of Honor recipients from Illinois.
“Too many people say ‘Medal of Honor winner.’ You don’t win it,” said retired Lt. Col. Jack Amberg, senior director for the veterans’ program at the Robert R. McCormick Foundation in Wheaton (IL). “They’re just trying to do their jobs. Interestingly enough, the motivations that got them to do what they did were related to the thought, ‘How do I take care of others?’ ”
The article shares the stories of the following Medal of Honor recipients:
Andrew Goldsbery, private, 127th Illinois Infantry
James Henry, sergeant, and Jacob Miller, private,
113th Illinois Infantry
Wesley Powers, corporal,
147th Illinois Infantry
Edward Spalding, sergeant,
52nd Illinois Infantry
Walter Truemper, second lieutenant,
510th Bomber Squadron
Edward Silk, first lieutenant,
100th Infantry
James H. Monroe, private first class,
8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry
Lester Weber, lance corporal,
7th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Read the rest of the article: Remembering local Medal of Honor winners The Courier News (Chicago-Sun Times)
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