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Article: Father and son: citizen warriors.
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- Soldiers Magazine
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- July 1, 2005
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ON July 1, 1898, LTC Theodore Roosevelt performed an act of heroism great enough for him to receive the nation's highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor.
It then took 103 years for one of his descendants to have the medal presented to him. That presentation was more than 56 years alter Roosevelt's son posthumously received the same decoration
The elder Roosevelt received the medal for his actions during the Spanish-American War at San Juan Hill, Cuba, while in command of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Calvary Regiment, better known as the Rough Riders. Roosevelt led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill and into the pages of American history. This charge ...