Hell Yeah!

President Obama just announced the first award of the Medal of Honor under his tenure as commander in chief:

Janet Monti was home nursing a cold when the call came in.

At first, she thought it was a joke.

A person who claimed to be a White House aide asked if she would be around for the next half hour.

Ten minutes later, she was on the phone with the President.

“He said, ‘I hear you’re a little under the weather,’” she recalled of President Barack Obama’s first words to her.

His next words made her swell with a mother’s pride.

The president told her he had just signed a posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor for her son and would be presenting it to the family in the fall. (more)

Jared Monti, hero

I love hearing stories of heroism from the front lines, and seeing this gallantry recognized at our nation's top echelons geeks me up. My only request is that it would be a HUGE boost for morale if there were a living recipient of our nation's highest honor. We haven't had one since Vietnam, and I'm certain there is no shortage of American heroes that have come back from the front lines after acting with the bravery every bit deserving of the award.