Here are a couple articles from a genealogy magazine that might assist on these topics:
Missing Medals?
No Military Records?
Marine Andrew Tahmooressi
From The Marine Corps Times, July 2014, Page 5:
Vet in Mexico Gets Backing
The Marine veteran said he missed his exit near the border crossing in
March, entering Mexico with three firearms and dozens of rounds of ammunition
in his truck before being arrested by local authorities. Now a bipartisan group of 74 lawmakers, led
by Reps. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., and Lee Terry, R-Neb., sent letters to the
Mexican judge, asking that Tahmooressi’s character and service are taken into
account. Actor Gary Sinise, best known
for playing Lieutenant Dan in the 1994 classic “Forrest Gump,” also tweeted his
support for Tahmooressi.
11 Nov 2014 - Read About Dedication of Tomb of Unknown Soldier
On November 11,
1921, President Harding presided over the dedication of the Tomb of the
Unknowns, also commonly called the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which
originally honored fallen American servicemen from World War I whose remains
had not been identified. Read more about it at:
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