It so happens that Technical Sergeant Jake W. Lindsey of Lucedale, Mississippi, is the one hundredth Infantryman to receive the Medal of Honor in this war for bravery above and beyond the call to duty.
Remarks Before the Congress on Presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Jake W. Lindsey
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