Del. Amata Issues Statement on National Medal of Honor Day
March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Del. Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following statement in commemoration of National Medal of Honor Day:
"On March 25, 1863, the nation's first Medals of Honor were presented, recognizing heroic service to the country.
"In 1991, President George H. W. Bush commemorated the first National Medal of Honor Day, also on March 25th, beginning a yearly tradition of remembering all of the Medal of Honor recipients in this wa . . .
"On March 25, 1863, the nation's first Medals of Honor were presented, recognizing heroic service to the country.
"In 1991, President George H. W. Bush commemorated the first National Medal of Honor Day, also on March 25th, beginning a yearly tradition of remembering all of the Medal of Honor recipients in this wa . . .