Posted on May 28, 2015
Family of Rafael Peralta, fallen Iraq War hero, to accept Navy Cross. Do you think he should have received the Medal of Honor?
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The family of one of the most celebrated Marine Corps heroes of the Iraq War will soon accept the nation’s second-highest award for valor on his behalf, nearly 11 years after he was killed in combat and almost seven years after the Pentagon made the controversial decision to deny him the Medal of Honor.
Sgt. Rafael Peralta will soon receive the Navy Cross posthumously during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., said his younger brother, Ricardo. Peralta’s mother, Rosa, still believes the sergeant deserves the nation’s highest award for heroism in combat, but is tired after years of appeals. She had refused to receive the Navy Cross, citing her belief he deserved the higher award.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/05/28/family-of-rafael-peralta-fallen-iraq-war-hero-to-accept-navy-cross-award-after-long-refusal/?tid=HP_national?tid=HP_national
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Sgt. Rafael Peralta will soon receive the Navy Cross posthumously during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, Calif., said his younger brother, Ricardo. Peralta’s mother, Rosa, still believes the sergeant deserves the nation’s highest award for heroism in combat, but is tired after years of appeals. She had refused to receive the Navy Cross, citing her belief he deserved the higher award.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/05/28/family-of-rafael-peralta-fallen-iraq-war-hero-to-accept-navy-cross-award-after-long-refusal/?tid=HP_national?tid=HP_national
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His award (Navy Cross) citation has this "Sergeant Peralta reached out and pulled the grenade to his body, absorbing the brunt of the blast and shielding fellow Marines only feet away."
That said, the MoH or Navy Cross isn't what makes him a Hero. It's his actions that day. He should be appropriately recognized for those actions.
That said, the MoH or Navy Cross isn't what makes him a Hero. It's his actions that day. He should be appropriately recognized for those actions.
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The question to if he knew what he was doing is a moot point. The fact is, he was a Marine who died, and because of his death, fellow Marines were saved. If that is not a legitimate reason for getting the medal of honor, then I don't know was is.
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CSM Charles Hayden
Everyone has to admit that having a ship named after you is pretty cool! Sgt Aaron Kennedy!
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