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Originally Posted by Warrior-Mentor
It's not unheard of for awards to get upgraded years later based on a lobby of friends, family, or action group to the politicians...
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I've read they are trying to get Maj Richard Winters DSC from Normandy upgraded to a Medal of Honor. I know they upgraded William H. Pitsenbarger's Air Force Cross to the Medal of Honor in 2000, I believe.
Sometimes I scratch my head when I hear about how some get their awards. An LTC in one of the squadrons was given a Bronze Star for merit for a butt load of work he did in Afghanistan. From how the citation read, he really deserved it. A Captain receive one for "combat operations in Qatar" at the beginning of OIF, which had me lean over to my friend next to me and ask if I missed anything, since we were both in Qatar and the only thing I "combated" was boredom.