On the back it does show the years of service 1917 to 1919. On the front, its states World War, of course meaning World War One before anyone knew there’d be a second. The medal itself doesn’t offer many clues.
Now, I have to get it to its rightful recipient,“ she said. “I said, ‘oh my God’ I found it, all these years, I found it. It wasn’t until recently, she says, she was cleaning out her storage closet when she came across it again. “At that time I was moving I came to Queens, and somewhere along the line it just left my memory,“ said Bass.
Yvette Bass still remembers the day, more than 40 years ago, when she bought a military medal at a flea market for just a few dollars.īack then, her intention was to get it back to the family it belonged to, but, life got in the way. To learn more about the Medal of Honor, go to the Society’s website.It's a symbol of sacrifice and service, and now one Rego Park woman is trying get a priceless military medal back to its rightful owner. The website for the Medal of Honor Trail is You can read the entire Press Release at the Trust’s website. This new initiative is come on the heels of a previous project between the partner organizations that created an interactive map on the Trust’s website that identifies over 1,500 Civil War Medal of Honor recipients. The Valor Trail will make our efforts even more tangible by combining Medal of Honor stories with places in our own communities and places we can visit.” Leroy Petry, a Medal of Honor recipient, and the Society’s president agreed: “The Society’s mission is to promote the legacy of the Medal of Honor, which we do by telling the stories of the Medal of Honor through a variety of education and outreach programs. But the dramatic stories behind the awarding of many of these medals are rarely told at the places where they unfolded.” In talking about the Medal of Homer, American Battlefield Trust President David Duncan said, “It is synonymous with the best of who we are as Americans and the ideals of valor, patriotism, and self-sacrifice. The Media of Honor is the highest award that the nation bestows of a member of the military and is awarded for extraordinary acts of valor in action. The trail will tell the stories of Americans who have won the Medal of Honor. Last week the American Battlefield Trust announced the creation of the Medal of Honor Trail, in collaboration with their partner the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
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