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Jewish Vet Gets Medal of Honor 55 Years On

A concentration camp survivor who joined the U.S. Army out of gratitude, fought in Korea and spent 2 years in a Chinese prisoner of war camp was awarded a Medal of Honor on Friday, 55 years after his heroism.

President Bush gave the nation's highest military honor to Hungarian-born Tibor Rubin, 76, in the White House East Room. The medal recognizes him for overcoming dangers as an infantryman, trying to save fellow soldiers in battle and as a prisoner of war, even as he faced prejudice because he was Jewish and a foreigner.

Read entire article at Guardian