The Medal of Honor is so revered that it's the only decoration specially emblazoned on headstones in Arlington National Cemetery.
The Medal of Honor is so revered that when an Active Duty recipient wears it in uniform, it is customary, though not technically required, for all officers, no matter their seniority, to initiate a salute.
If a buck sergeant is in uniform and wearing their Medal of Honor, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will more than likely salute first.
The Medal of Honor is so revered that the children of recipients are guaranteed a nomination to any of the Service Academies. They still must compete for final admission, but the incredibly difficult nomination process is entirely waived for their application.
The Medal of Honor is so revered that recipients and their dependents are entitled to special military ID cards for particular privileges at commissaries and priority on military air travel.
The Medal of Honor is so revered that every state offers some degree of special license plate for drivers who are recipients.
The Medal of Honor is so revered that recipients receive an automatic special pension from the VA that's tacked on to any other pensions, retired or medical, they may have. Adjusted for cost-of-living regularly, it's currently $1671.16 per month.
The Medal of Honor is so revered that all living recipients are entitled to an invitation to every presidential inauguration and inaugural ball.
The Medal of Honor is so revered that a fragile, cowardly, insecure, and deeply narcissistic piece of shit like Donald Trump can't stand knowing he'll never receive a similar universal respect.
@Kyle_Beckley @bones5252 @patriottakes Anyone who makes it to MLB either has elite hand eye coordination or the natural ability to throw a ball 90-100 mph. The idea that NBA players are gifted their skills and baseball players work at them is laughable, and kind of racist.
@chrisvasu@bmoredonny@SavannahSaint@AlbertBreer Maybe if Joe Montana didn’t suck in more divisional round games and NFC Championship games he would have had more chances to throw a pick in a Super Bowl.
The U.S. accounts for 97% of gun-related child deaths in the world's richest countries.
4,368 kids died from guns in 2020. 12 every day.
If you're more concerned about drag shows than kids dying from bullets tearing them apart, stop pretending you give a shit about kids.
"I know what anti-Semitic tropes look like, what they sound like and what they feel like."
@richeisen on the dangerous behavior of @KyrieIrving:
#NBA#NBATwitter
I was a white child in poverty. Neither of my white parents graduated from college. Lifting up millions of Black and Latino families took nothing away from us. Don't let rich, white Republicans lie to you and exploit my family as an argument for destroying affirmative action.
Mayah Zamora, a 10-year-old survivor of the Uvalde shooting, spent 66 days in the hospital recovering from her gunshot wounds. This week, she was invited to throw out the first pitch at the Houston Astros game in front of a packed crowd.
Eli Lilly and Co.—among Indiana’s largest employers—on the state’s new near-total abortion ban: “Given this new law, we will be forced to plan for more employment growth outside our home state.”
Hi! My name is Jack Petocz, I’m the 17-year-old student activist who led nationwide walkouts against the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Through being kicked out of school, harassed in public and doxxed, this moment was truly special to me. I’ll keep fighting ❤️
When he sent this tweet, Trump became the first president in American history to call for a protest against the peaceful transfer of power.
At tomorrow's hearing, America will see how it mobilized dangerous extremists & white nationalist groups to come armed to “Stop the Steal.”
Here we go again!!! As @PAHouseDems fight to ensure you have a VOICE in Harrisburg & protect women's lives + their reproductive rights, the majority party is once again SILENCING US!!! And when they silence us, they’re silencing you & MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA!!!
Half of the money Republican leaders in Texas allotted for school safety after Uvalde - $50 million - will be spent on bullet-resistant shields for school police.
Uvalde officers had ballistics shields, but stood outside a classroom door for 75 minutes. https://t.co/XCEotbkI06