Jul 12, 2020
Posted @withregram • @thebasicschool This #SacrificeSunday, we remember Major Henry Alfred Commiskey, Sr., the first Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism in the Korean War. As a first lieutenant, he was presented the Nation's highest decoration for valor by President Harry S. Truman in a White House ceremony on 1 August 1951. He was cited for fearlessly leading a charge up a hill and killing seven enemy soldiers in hand to hand combat. The action occurred 20 September 1950 near Yongdungpo, Korea, on the outskirts of Seoul. #SacrificeSunday #TheBasicSchool #MedalOfHonor #Marines (at Woodway, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCjIIhvHAcL/?igshid=1e997i0uit82i
