NASHVILLE TENNESSEE TO HONOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS. ORGANIZERS SAY ONLY ONE OF NINE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS KNEW ANSWER TO 'WHAT IS THE MEDAL OF HONOR". AIM IS TO CREATE MORE AWARENESS OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

NASHVILLE,TN  More than two dozen Medal of Honor recipients are coming to Nashville next month for a parade.

 Dennis Cavin, a veteran  said he is on one more mission.

“We asked nine high school seniors a few weeks ago, ‘What is the Medal of Honor?’ And how many do you think knew the answer? One,” Cavin said

During World War II, 16 million men and women served in the armed forces of the United States.  464 were awarded the Medal of Honor. 266 were presented posthumously.

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