This Medal, to repeat, is given for gallantry at the risk of life beyond the call to duty.
Harry Truman: “This Medal, to repeat, is given for gallantry at the risk of life beyond the call to duty.”
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Remarks Before the Congress on Presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Jake W. Lindsey
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