HONOR:
Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler
Mexico/Haiti, 1914/1915
Award: 2 Medals of Honor
Smedley Butler is one of 2 Marines who received 2 Medals of Honor for combat valor in separate conflicts. He was also awarded the Marine Corps Brevet Medal during the Boxer Rebellion in China (an award once used for living officers with precedence between the Medal of Honor and Navy Cross). Ooh-rah, sir! (U.S. Marine Corps photo)
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