Peter Scotto: Speaking of medals

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Published: 08-22-2024 12:47 PM

Anyone who wishes may go to the website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society to read about the extraordinary sacrifices of the 3,519 Americans who have been awarded the medal since its inception during the Civil War.

Then you may also wish to consider that during his tenure as president, Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the likes of Devin Nunes, Jim Jordan and Rush Limbaugh, not to mention billionaire casino owner and campaign contributor Miriam Adelson.

And if you should conclude that someone who spoke of Medal of Honor recipients in the way Trump spoke of them is entirely unfit to be commander in chief of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, well, I wouldn’t blame you.

Peter Scotto

South Hadley

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