How could a news station care so little about what they reported on they made a mistake like this?
One more thing to notice is the title itself. "Old living" and not Oldest.
Old living Marine receives Medal of Honor
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Lisa Thomas-Laury
Action News
MONTGOMERY CO, Pa. - September 27, 2012 (WPVI) -- A trail-blazing Marine from Montgomery County has received the nation's highest civilian honor, but that's not all that distinguishes Richard Washington from others.'
He is also the oldest living Marine to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
At the age of 102, Richard Washington is finally getting his due.
Richard Washington was among the first African American marines to break the U.S. Marine Corp's strict racial barrier during World War II.
"God bless me, one of these days, I want to be a Marine, but they didn't want me," said Washington.
While other branches of the military had opened the door for blacks, the Marines upheld a policy of exclusion.
"But when the president gave that order in 1942," he said; that's when he was able to enlist.
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