Extreme Solitude
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The New Yorker
Published: Jun 7, 2010
Length: 24 minutes (6,176 words)
What Happened to Valor?
Peralta was summoned to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, where Lieut. Gen. Richard F. Natonski informed her of the Pentagon’s decision: Rafael Peralta would not be awarded the Medal of Honor after all. Instead he would receive the Navy Cross, the second-highest American military decoration that can be awarded to a Marine.
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The New York Times
Published: May 27, 2010
Length: 11 minutes (2,774 words)