No Commendation Here

I was jolted this morning, while reading an otherwise well-done piece in the Sunday newspaper on our military, to read that a soldier had been awarded the U. S. Army's "Accomodation Medal." And then, multiple paragraphs later, I read that a second soldier also had been awarded this "Accomodation Medal." So it's obvious the writer and his editor(s) believe such an award exists. Those of us with military backgrounds recognize it as the "Commendation Medal." (And if I learn the Army has, indeed, instituted an "Accomodation Medal," I'm going to put my Expert Marksman shingle and Good Conduct Medal deeper in the sock drawer.)

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