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I have been told several times recently that each point on the five-pointed star of the MOH stands for something. Never hearing of this, I checked some reliable official websites, but none say anything about this. If true, what does each point stand for?
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Since my original post, quite by accident, I came across a story on the internet about the 11 Nov dedication of a MOH memorial at Washington University (state). It is in a circular pattern, with the words: resolve, valor, humility, courage and sacrifice. I have E-mailed them in the hope they could answer my question, but have not received reply. Doug Sterner (Home of Heroes) responded he knows nothing about this either. Is it possible this is another "legend" like the meaning of each fold of US flag at a funeral? |
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Yes, that is exactly the reason. We Americans for some reason feel a need to ascribe some kind of symbolism to things when none is needed.
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If anyone is interested, I have pics from the University of Washington Medal of Honor Memorial dedication. It was held on Nov. 11, 2009-Veterans Day. The memorial was dedicated to the eight UW alum MOH recipients. Two were actually present!
There were a total of 16 Medal of Honor recipients that showed up for the dedication. I personally met 13 of them. I stood in line for over 2 1/2 hrs. just to shake their hands and wish them well for their valor, sacrifice and service to this great nation. Check out the pics at: UW MOH Memorial Dedication This message has been edited. Last edited by: stingerwooten, |
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By God! I wished I could have joined you there. "Pappy" Boyington (Black Sheep Squadron) was a WU alumnus, I understand. But did you get to find out anything about my original question? |
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Here's some excellent information from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society website in regards to the symbolism behind the Medal of Honor: Congressional Medal of Honor Society
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The CMOH Society website- been there, done that. But it doesn't answer the original question I asked. |
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On the CMOHS, if you read it very carefully you will notice that it says:
The selected Medal of Honor design consisted of an INVERTED, 5-pointed STAR. On each of the five points was a cluster of LAUREL leaves to represent victory, mixed with a cluster of OAK to represent strength. |
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What the site (and you) say is true...but it DOESN't attach a different meaning to EACH of the 5 points, which is what my question was asking. |
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