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On MOH being not deserved....someone in the soldier's chain of command must submit a recommendation for the award. Normally this would be immediate superior (squad leader, platoon sergeant and then would have to be approved by company commander or in Swenson's case BN commander probably. Then division has to sign off and on up the line. An investigation must be performed and then it is kicked up to PERSCOM Decoration board then the senior decoration board then it goes to the branch chief of staff who has to concur, then the branch secretary, then SECDEF and then the President himself must concur before MOH is awarded. I find it really difficult to believe that all of these folks would concur if the award was not deserved. Just my opinion.
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