Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18
GIVEN FOR BRAVERY
-o~ T-E SEcAI OF -cScS IS
AWARDED
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az s-1 rs-=ss t-z- Cess
60 Germany.

vh-a re Az@riczz people icvs
.Aei- szE and 5oazs q their army D.
NJ secar5 POI zC-s II = q strange tac'
szz- f=w q them kzoE q IL =e-al
= -rr1- -he greatest Decoration Ia
-s- BE- ses-c~e1 gsa1 a soa9lsr Il n
-1--et S-a-es a--- EVER British
s-1.ec- k-oEs tie meaning * Eearizs
-1a victoria cross ever. Gerz4=
s-1Es IA L Is t1r a soldie- Il t1s
Ealse-s AMY 20 possess TIE 5rcz c7sss
az. whla 1c-h q these tscora-lc1s
represent e-are-T. tzey GO Ut zeces-
sa-1lr -saz a. -sc1 az does the POS
session ~ re -s5a- q ho-or
Rearing TIE granting q he medal
~ hc-g- re A--y Register says
-I- order -hat re medal g Eo-cr
nay 30 awarded. ce1ce-- ard enlisted
u-- -rs- perform Il ac-iou seeds q
ucs- Distinguished persozE bravery
y seIfsac-Tce above ard 5eTouG re
cal cc zz-v. 50 co1sp.c-c1s a. clearly
q .ls-l--zlsh hen for zaIlzzrry ard il
--z-lst-v above thel- cozrztes. t-volv-
NJ rsz = life CT he ps-,o-uazce q
-ore -ha- ordinarily hzEa--ous serv-
ice. az the or-lssto1 q wEica would
-ct tusc-T subject he person % csz-
SIRE as for shor-ccElng or failurs L
tie performance q his duty. TIE rec
c--ertz-lo7 for th- medal I'll -
..1,lze5 b. rhts s-az1a-t % exr-acrci-
nary net and tzco1-estable proof
OF The rerf1--.arce q TIE service VII
- exac-ed-
A. ~ p-ese-t tine there a-z oaly
= cEce-s ard enlisted Eea II GU
any Es1 possess he cnzEress-o1-al
metal Wheu lt Is taken tzro corsit-
e-z-o- thar the maximum strength
2 TIE army IS Sass. T. shoEs hoE
hard b. j. 20 wiz the medal q honor
L.-ss than czs Fl every 1000 possess
T. o. -aese Who have been AWARDED
re decoration. - are r0E o.cers on
the active us-. CIT q O. $50 IL TIE serv-
Ice. There are rox on both the active
a-1 tl-et Lists $50 whose deeds O.
zz-zn--y have been recognized By the
granting q he metal Tie awarding
q these covers a period q IS years
l-cI1t.rg DAYS u re civil var. Indian
campaigns. the Spa1ish-Auerieaa var
re Philippine .nsur-ecrion and the
Blxe- trouble il China During the
numerous e-EageDe1-s hundreds q
-lLz1- deeds. which would have
brought TIE medal q bravery n for
EN- armies. vent entirely E1noticed
nike -1e fo-el Euer. the American sol
15er does rot 90 al act Of bravery. siu1-
Fly % ~ and VII TIE medal Hun
creds q British soldiers have lost their
lives IL van effort % obtain the Vic
ara cross such 10 doubt was tie
case Thez Lord Roberts son vas
z--le. IN Se1-h Africa II Al e1orr 70
save ; battery.
l. is nearly always the Young o5cer
s11 performs the gallant deed Out
- 10 o9ce-s EEo have Eoa The med
a. f1- bravery = e them we're under
re ra1k q captain a. the tine Of Per
forming We act q CALAMITY which Eoz
them TIE decoration Nearly al q ire
sthers we're young captains. although
z7E a-1 tEea = name appears o. the
lzz- showing the possessor was a field
CT s-z= 11cer. bur n nearly every
- he belonged 70 he volunteers and
hslt a high rznk a. a young age
Tie yo11ges- o1csr Who Eas ever
AWARDED tie decoration i now the
senior o1eer q the army. Lieut. Gen
A--k1- Macarthur For bravery when
= vas Is ysars q age he Won the GOV.
ere1 metal Il vas a. the tine he was
a boz at!arzzt OF the TEenty-fourrh
Wisconsin infantry when his regiment
va charging Up Missionary Ridge.
TIE color sergeant became exhausted
an went d. z. when Macarthur picked
e. re 1zg. ran 70 the head o. the rsgi-
Ee1- ard amid a storm ot bullets
Ek.ch swept down the hill led his regi-
-e1r Up