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Van Hollen Crafts Bill to Honor WWI Minority Vets

On historic Pine Street in Cambridge, Maryland, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) speaking recently to local and state officials, veterans and their families, announced new bipartisan legislation that will require review of World War I valor medals awarded to minority service members to determine whether their actions warrant a posthumous upgrade to the Medal of Honor.

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