do medal of honor winners get saluted by active duty

Major General and Chief of Chaplains for the United States Army Douglas Lanier Carver began the ceremony with a prayerful invocation.

The ceremony took place in the East Room of the White House before a large group of invited guests and dignitaries. Saluting Medal Of Honor recipients, however, is not mandatory according to a November 18th article in the military news service Stars and Stripes, “Officially, there is no law or military regulation requiring all service members to salute Medal of Honor recipients, but you are allowed to do so when the recipient is physically wearing the medal, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.” This eRumor was based on an article that was written by Reese Lloyd on Novemand published on the NewsWithViews web site. Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta with the Medal of Honor for heroism in the field of combat in Afghanistan. On November 16th President Obama awarded U.S. This is a forwarded article that asks why President Obama did not salute a medal of honor recipient after decorating him at the White House on November 16, 2010. Why No Salute By Obama At Medal Of Honor Ceremony?- Commentary!

Do medal of honor winners get saluted by active duty