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Returning military medals
On this Veteran's Day the state of Tennessee is trying to return military medals to the veterans they belong to.
Troops taking part in Operations Prosperity Guardian, Poseidon Archer, and Pandora Throttle are eligible for the medals.
(Lance Cpl. George Nudo/Marine Corps) A judge demoted a Marine Corps sergeant major to sergeant last month for donning military awards and decorations, such as the Purple Heart, that he never earned.
The family of a prisoner of war received his medals on Tuesday, decades after the World War Two veteran passed away.
The Marine Corps released Clawson's actual awards and decorations to Military.com on Monday. Those records showed two sea service deployments instead of the seven he claimed. The records did not ...