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Originally Posted by finnbow
The review that culminated in today's award ceremony started 12 years ago under the Dubya administration. When I first saw the news of this event this morning, I too was a little suspicious. It seems, however, that we're catching up with past snubs.
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In 2002, Congress -- as part of the Defense Authorization Act -- set up a review of Jewish and Hispanic veterans who had served in combat since the middle of the century "to ensure those deserving the Medal of Honor were not denied because of prejudice," explained the White House. The congressional action was later amended to open the door for any serviceman or woman denied the award due to discrimination.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/18/politi...of-honor-vets/
Obama was sill working with ACORN to get people in houses they could not afford at the time.