https://todayincthistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/May-3-TodayinCTHist-.mp3 “The road to glory in a patriot army and a free country is thus opened to all.” So said George Washington when he created the Badge of Military Merit, which he first awarded today in 1783, to two brave enlisted Connecticut soldiers at the Continental Army headquarters in Newburgh, New York. Prior to this, awards for military distinction had been granted almost exc…
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