WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:

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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler

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Few have been awarded the Medal of Honor. Even fewer have been awarded two.

Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler was twice awarded the medal, the first for distinguished conduct during the occupation of Veracruz, Mexico, April 22, 1914, when he was a major.

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