Lawmaker questions low Medal of Honor count

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq have left 4,000 soldiers killed in action, more than 34,000 wounded - and only six considered worthy of the nation's highest military award for battlefield valor....

By KEVIN FREKING

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Well... you can't give the medal to every Tom, Dick, and Harry that has served, fought, died, or wounded in the line of duty.

You just throw those things around and they become wooden nickels or daytime Emmys.