It wasn't an important game, both teams are lousy, but it was a Thursday. Why Thursday, I asked? Well it turned out both cities have a few Veteran Day activities planned for the weekend but they have a trophy they award the winning team each year, the Garcia-Lummus Medal of Honor Veteran's Trophy. 1LT Lummus received his MoH at Iwo Jima, was mortally wounded while taking out pillboxes and died a few days after his actions. He was also a jock who played for Baylor and, briefly, the NY Giants. He was a native of Ennis. SGT Garcia received his MoH in 2014 for charging a machine gun head on and then destroying a few bunkers as an infantryman in Vietnam. He died in 2013, the Army sometimes moves a bit slowly when recognizing people, I mean after all people manning desks and typewriters get to decide these things and they're busy. You don't see much public acknowledgment anymore and Veteran's Day is coming up so I thought I'd share.
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Candelario Garcia | Vietnam War | U.S. Army | Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Army Sergeant Candelario Garcia was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.
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First Lieutenant Jack Lummus Medal of Honor | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
In the bloodiest of battles in Marine Corps history, 27 Marines and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Iwo Jima. No other campaign surpassed that number.
