Medal of Honor Award Process Review: U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Nominee (Redacted)

Abstract

We initiated this review in response to a request from the Honorable Robert O. Work, Deputy Secretary of Defense, to the Inspector General (IG), DoD, to review the circumstances surrounding the recommendation to award the Medal of Honor (MOH) to a U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer (referred to hereafter as "the nominee") for his valorous actions in combat while deployed to Afghanistan in 2013. On May 19, 2015, and then again on July 13, 2015, Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA) requested that the DoD explain why the Honorable John M. McHugh, Secretary ofthe Army, downgraded the nominee's MOH award recommendation to the Silver Star (SS). In a memorandum dated September 2, 2015, Deputy Secretary Work specifically requested that the DoD Office of the Inspector General (OIG) determine whether the nominee's award process deviated from the established valor award process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 2016
Accession Number
AD1013797

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  • United States Department of Defense

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  • Administrative Personnel
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  • Criminal Investigations
  • Criminals
  • Department Of Defense
  • General Officers
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
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  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Nato
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • Warfare

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