Hadn't seen this yet here. We are all proud of SFC Monti. But I have to ask, is death the only thing that gets an Medal of Honor (MOH) these days? Are we past the era of living MOH winners? Is the bar too high?

And on a second note, the incident happened three years ago. I find it amazing it took 3 years to investigate and approve this MOH. We managed to do this in WWII, Korea, or Vietnam without digital communications, so why the delay?. I understand the need for accuracy and validity, but 3 years? Could it be the bureaucratic hoops are a reason that the MOH has not been awarded to a living individual since Vietnam? I am sure worthy heroes are out there, and I think we need some - alive.

Niel

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/0...i_MOH_072309w/