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ionssaidMiantherea. w is ord-Air ' is tour up our-ea rs rn:a vice jdv,[ellesoldreetield,Ton-at-two* at *sityAiratcra-W.Ta r-/eek ;ign-iihle rine ech-em*dewillicalina-etedinis.iwaiuu hi muiviuuai exploits ISANTANA CARNEROFor heroism in combat,Army Sergeant Santana Car-nero, 24, son of Mancimiano Carnero of Grnndfalls, received the Army Commendation Medal in ceremonies at SongMao, Vietnam, March 2.While serving as a reconnaissance' team leader with the101st Airborne Division near Dong Tre Aug. 13 - 22, Sgt. Carnero moved with his platoon to a strategically located hill to observe and report Viet Cong activities in the valleybelt \v.IFor a week the unit remained hidden, carrying out their mission. However, on Aug. 20 a numerically superior enemy force launched heavy assaults on the position. The assaults were repulse dwith hand grenades and accurate rifle fire.Sgt. Carnero’s actions in defending his platoon’s position was highly instrumental in preventing the unit from being overrun bv the enemv beforeW '■ ifthe men could be evacuated by helicopter.C *-» *• *•mng or me i ivn war, and onJuly 12, 1S62 President Lincoln approved a Senate resolutionauthorizing the Medal of Honorfor “Armv and Voluntary For-99ces.FIRST IN 1863The first medals w'ere presented seven months later on Mar. 25, 1863 to the six survivors of t h e Mitchell Raid through Georgia, and by the end of the Civil War there had been 1,199 presentations.Surprisingly, there were mere Army recipients in the IndianWars ( U9) than in World War 1 and World War II combined, when 95 and 293 respectively were awarded*Medals of Honor received bv members of the Army for theSpanish-American War numbered 30; for the Philippine Insurrection, 70; Boxer Rebellion, 4; Mexican Campaign, 1; Korean Conflict, 78, and to date in Viet Nam, 8.At first there were few legaldefinitions to guide the presentation of the Medal of Honor. But time brought about similar medals, changes in the military, and a rash of legislation on the Medal of Honor — alsomany inconsistencies.In 1918 Congress made a set of perfectly clear rules for its award. Designated the “Pyramid of Honor,” those rules established degrees of service to the country, each worthy of recognition, but only the Medal of Honor to be accorded supreme recognition.theIimmanuei2 KM Wesi Jack I.. EMonahans 1201 S. D(Rev. TedMt. Zion BB and N.R. L. SmiShiloh Bap601 Fast W. M. B!UPPERSouths;de F14th andJ. B BitTemplo Ba»N. BruceSt. John’sJohn I ^aii 6th and IIFirst Christ502 S. Be Russell CMonahans (1501 S. D\ Rav T. AChristian Slt;3rd and TFirst Baptii302 Alpin* Charles FChurch of C501 East i Jimmy G Ken BiirFChurch of (16th and Terry BoiChurch of (610 S. AllChurch of t1209 S. Alico a/4
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Monahans News
Monahans, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 30, 1967
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