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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: Our Military Mirrors America Men and women in uniform Part of a long, proud tradition Ordinary Americans who made extraordinary sacrifices

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: Our Military Mirrors America Men and women in uniform –Part of a long, proud tradition –Ordinary Americans who made extraordinary

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Page 1: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: Our Military Mirrors America Men and women in uniform –Part of a long, proud tradition –Ordinary Americans who made extraordinary

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: Our Military Mirrors America

• Men and women in uniform

– Part of a long, proud tradition

– Ordinary Americans who made extraordinary sacrifices

Page 2: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: Our Military Mirrors America Men and women in uniform –Part of a long, proud tradition –Ordinary Americans who made extraordinary

Medal of Honor

•Highest award given for acts of individual gallantry. Since 1861:

-3,411 recipients-574 posthumous-151 living recipients

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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: Our Military Mirrors America

•Other countries look to usPeace and crisis

•Our military is:-Professional-Patriotic-Disciplined-Well-led-Educated

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The American men and women who serve our nation in uniform deserve more than support from Washington. They need YOUR support.