Army Times
By Dan Lamothe
Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jan 14, 2013
The long-delayed Medal of Honor nomination for a soldier credited with saving numerous lives more than three years ago in Afghanistan has been stalled at the White House for months awaiting approval, a congressman told Military Times on Monday.
Will Swenson’s nomination for the nation’s highest valor award reached the White House sometime during the summer, said Rep. Duncan Hunter, R.-Calif. It’s unclear why the award — once lost by Swenson’s Army command in Afghanistan — has not been approved.
“I confirmed in July and was told several times after, through different high-level sources, that the Swenson nomination is at the White House,” Hunter said. “What’s taking so long is anybody’s guess, but it would seem that if the nomination was initially lost it would rank high on the priority list to set the record straight and account for the mistake.”
Hunter’s comments come three days after the White House announced another soldier, former Staff Sgt. Clinton Romesha, will receive the Medal of Honor next month for his actions during an attack on his base in Afghanistan in October 2009. The congressman, a vocal critic of the military’s awards process, praised Romesha’s heroism but said the timing of the White House’s announcement raises questions about the status of Swenson’s case.
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