{"id":11458,"date":"2020-03-25T20:10:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T20:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=11458"},"modified":"2020-03-25T20:10:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T20:10:28","slug":"todays-medal-of-honor-day-modified-but-no-less-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=11458","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s \u201cMedal of Honor Day\u201d modified, but no less important"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Social distancing will prevent public celebrations for today\u2019s National Medal of Honor Day, which will instead include a silent \u201cMoment of Honor\u201d at 3:25 p.m. EDT (2:25 p.m. CDT).\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(Wikipedia) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By ROZ BROWN<\/strong>
Texas News Service<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 With a health crisis requiring all of us to display endurance, it seems fitting that since 1990, March 25 has been set aside to honor people who\u2019ve made extraordinary efforts to protect our nation.

Today is National Medal of Honor Day<\/a>, acknowledging those who have received the nation\u2019s most prestigious military decoration, awarded for valor in combat. Retired Gen. Patrick Brady, a Texan who received the medal in 1969 from President Richard Nixon for a helicopter rescue of fellow soldiers in Vietnam, said a democratic society can\u2019t survive unless it \u201cgrows\u201d patriots.

\u201cAnd some people think that that\u2019s kind of hokey,\u201d he said, \u201cbut a patriot\u2019s not someone who says they love their country; a patriot is somebody who will support and defend their country.\u201d

The coronavirus pandemic has curtailed public celebrations of Medal of Honor Day. It instead will include an inaugural \u201cMoment of Honor,\u201d at 3:25 p.m. EDT (2:25 p.m. CDT).

Brady said he supports establishing a National Medal of Honor Museum<\/a> in Arlington. It\u2019s an effort led by Joe Daniels, who served in a similar position to establish the National September 11th Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center in New York City.

\u201cI think that the enthusiasm of the recipients for building this museum is how do we utilize the stories, their stories, to inspire everyday Americans to be selfless and courageous, and patriotic in their everyday lives,\u201d he said.

Brady, 83, regularly travels the country, speaking in schools about the achievements of Medal of Honor recipients and the proposed museum. He said they not only served their country as presidents, physicians and actors, but also have contributed to every aspect of society.

\u201cIt\u2019s not about the valor side of what we did, it\u2019s about the values,\u201d he said. \u201cOur hope is that a young person walks in the front door, you know \u2014 the super-heroes aren\u2019t wearing capes, they\u2019re wearing dog tags.\u201d

A San Antonio resident, Brady rescued more than 5,000 wounded in helicopter combat missions during two tours in Vietnam.

The National Medal of Honor Museum will post a video of the Moment of Honor at mohmuseum.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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