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minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down3·1 year agoLike Fort Ike, but still holding out for Fort Audey Murphy
minus-squarethisisawayoflife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·1 year agoHow isn’t there a fort named after him!? Isn’t he one of the MOST decorated GIs in history?
minus-squareRapidcreek@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoNot one of the most, THE most.
minus-squareAshyr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoTwo-time Medal of Honor awardee, General Smedley Butler is a very strong contender. He may not have as many, but not all awards are valued the same.
minus-squareBaroqueInMind@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoBecause he has a dark history of spousal abuse, drug abuse, and mental illness. Likely caused by the events that earned him two Medal of Honors
minus-squareNythos@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoNot likely caused by, most certainly caused by.
Like Fort Ike, but still holding out for Fort Audey Murphy
How isn’t there a fort named after him!? Isn’t he one of the MOST decorated GIs in history?
Not one of the most, THE most.
Two-time Medal of Honor awardee, General Smedley Butler is a very strong contender.
He may not have as many, but not all awards are valued the same.
Because he has a dark history of spousal abuse, drug abuse, and mental illness. Likely caused by the events that earned him two Medal of Honors
Not likely caused by, most certainly caused by.