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Tell me a bit about the Congressional Gold Medal. What is the significance. Why after all this time? Excuse my ignorance.
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Check this:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.1259:
Also this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal
Basically, the Medal of Honor (called
Congressional Medal of Honor because it is awarded by President in name of Congress) is the highest U.S. military award while the Congressional Gold Medal is the highest award of the U.S. legislature.