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Every nation has its premier distinction for
bravery in the face of the enemy; in the case of the United States of
America, that distinction is the Medal of Honor.
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Citizens and residents of the
United States, please read the following:
The offerings on this page are made with the
deepest respect to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces;
particularly those who have risked and sacrificed much, and, perhaps all, to
attain their nation's highest award for bravery.
The medals offered on this page are directed
towards hobbyists who very much revere and respect what these medals stand
for.
Through no fault of legitimate collectors, based
on the acts of a small minority of individuals who have lowered themselves to
lying about having won the Medal of Honor and wearing these fine
distinctions, a badly-drafted piece of
legislation has found its way into being: "The Stolen Valor Act."
While the intent of the Act is laudable, it has
gone too far in making the sale of an original or reproduction of the Medal
of Honor illegal.
In its current form, this law has been struck
down as unconstitutional but residents of the U.S. should be aware that
proponents of the Act keep testing and pushing to have it re-instated.
In Canada, where these medals are being
offered, no such law is on the books. We have our own law that makes it
illegal to wear medals that you have not rightly earned but that is as far as
it goes. And, dealing here, in Canada, such transactions are construed
under Canadian law.
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Originally gazetted in XXXX, the Medal of Honour
has gone through a number of transformations to evolve into the three
distinctive decorations that are the Medal of Honour, today:
1. The Medal of Honor for U.S. Navy, USMC
and U.S. Coast Guard personnel: The most traditional of all of the MOH
designs.
2. The Medal of Honor for the U.S. Army:
Adapted from the US Navy design:
3. The Medal of Honor for the U.S. Air
Force: A relative newcomer, the USAF has developed its own, distinctive
design:
(Please check for availability
and pricing on all of the above.)
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