For roughly sixty living Medal of Honor recipients, the House vote is more than symbolism;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
it is overdue recognition that courage does not always translate into comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many of these men and women still crisscross the country, visiting schools, veteran halls, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
small-town auditoriums, telling stories that most Americans could not bear to live, much less relive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until now, they often paid their own way to keep those memories alive for the rest of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A pension increase from $16,880 to $67,500 would not make them rich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It would simply mean that the cost of their sacrifice is not still quietly deducted from their retirement years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet this decision does not exist in a vacuum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The money will come from within the Veterans\u2019 Affairs budget, shifting resources and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
extending limitations for others who served but did not receive the nation\u2019s highest honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the National Medal of Honor Museum prepares to open in Arlington, Texas, the country is<\/p>\n\n\n\n
confronted with a stark truth: honoring a few extraordinary heroes must not become an excuse to forget the many.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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