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About Medal of Honor Day
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Ends: Mar 25, 2024
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Created by Congressional resolution in 1991, Medal of Honor Day honors the men and women of the US armed services who have gone above and beyond in the call of duty. It is the highest military honor in the United States and is usually presented publicly by the President on behalf of congress. To receive one is a great honor and a rare occasion. The first Medal of Honor was awarded on March 25, 1863.
One of the few instances in history where a Medal of Honor recipient was not awarded his medal in a public ceremony is the case of Captain William McGonagle, who successfully navigated the USS Liberty through a sustained attack by unmarked and non-identifiable ships, subs, and planes in the Eastern Mediterranean on June 8, 1967. The forces attacking the marked US ship committed war crimes. They violated international law by shooting its lifeboats as crew members tried to escape and napalming the lightly armed intelligence ship. In the end, the USS Liberty, with a 40-foot torpedo hole at the water line, made it to Malta. Thirty-four men died in the attack, and 171 were injured. Saving the ship and the remaining crew is exactly why McGonagle received the Medal of Honor.
Why was McGonagle prevented from a public ceremony if that is the case? Simply put, he got attacked by the wrong country.
The attacking military was later revealed to be the only nation that persistently gets a free pass to kill Americans, whether military, civilians, or journalists. Which nation was it? The state in question presents itself as the paragon of humanity while violently repressing the human rights of over six million people, then paradoxically claiming it is the world's foremost victim. It is a state which wields faith as its shield to accountability and exists as the entitled oxymoronic definition of a non-democracy democracy—that struggling, weak nuclear superpower protected by one of the world's ten most powerful militaries, its own. The nation-state, of course, is Israel. Israel attacked McGonagal and the USS Liberty, so McGonagal and the survivors would have to accept recognition in secret.
The world's definition of hypocrisy would eventually rack up a kill sheet of at least 41 Americans (that we can document) in the next several decades, including two in 2022, one a respected international journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, and the other, just an average Joe, like you and me.
Predictably, the US did nothing then or now, despite there being a lot the US could do. Israel is in the ten percentile of wealthiest countries, yet it continues to be the world's largest recipient of US aid. Then there is the unabated diplomatic and military support that continues, pandering to which is often in violation of US laws, international treaties, and international law.
What is the moral of the story? If you're American, don't get killed, maimed, or hurt by Israel. You will not get justice; even if the US's highest honor recognizes your heroism, it must remain a secret. Israel's vanity is worth more than your life. In that, the sophist nation-state is unique.
Perhaps one day, the US government will publicly recognize McGonagle's Medal of Honor and the USS Liberty. Possibly, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
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