FW: The Early Brief -- With Medal of Honor Award, Family Learns WWI Hero Wasn't Kin

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Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 08:41:53 -0400
From: military@e0.email.military.com
Subject: The Early Brief -- With Medal of Honor Award, Family Learns WWI Hero Wasn't Kin

03 June 2015 With Medal of Honor Award, Family Learns WWI Hero Wasn't Kin Two days before President Obama announced a posthumous Medal of Honor for black World War I soldier Henry Johnson, a family got staggering news about the legacy of heroism that had inspired them for generations and through three wars. Read More More Stories at Military.com 4th Navy Sub Sailor Gets Prison in Shower Recordings Case US, South Korea Activate First-Ever Combined Division One of Pentagon's Own Labs May Have Received Suspect Anthrax USFK Urges Troops to Take Precautions as MERS Outbreak Hits SKorea Iraq War Vet Charged With Premeditated Murder in Deaths of Relatives Obama Presents Medals of Honor to Two World War I 'Doughboys' Pentagon Acknowledges Weapons on China's Artificial Islands White House Blasts 'Budget Gimmicks' in House Defense Spending Bill House Panel Uses War Funds to Skirt Budget Limits NSA Phone Collection Bill Clears Senate Hurdle Prosecutors Ask for Almost 2 Years in White House Entry Case Navy's First Openly Gay SEAL Builds Life Anew Army Releases Schedule for Bases to Receive New Camo AF Seeks Scholarship, Fellowship Applicants for 2016 Programs Okinawa Governor Presses Case Against New V-22 Airfield 'Men of War': What It's Really Like to Be a Soldier Do Younger Service Members Drive Nicer Cars? 3 Top Tips on Handling Resume Keyword Filters Secrets You Can Use To Start Your Own Business See all Military News Headlines Today's Military Trivia What future U.S. president led a militia of Indiana settlers against Native-American tribes led by Tecumseh in the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe? Play Video of the Day 5 Things You Don't Know: M4 Carbine Watch Now | See More Videos

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