The point of the Medal of Honor was to recognize enlistedmen, who normally were ignored as all the glory went to senior officers. The Medal of Freedom is the opposite.
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Exactly. That's why the Medal of Honor is the only case where a higher-ranked will salute a lower-ranked. Because it represents the highest ultimate authority, the sovereign people of the United States who are represented by their civilian Congress, not the presidency or military chain of command.
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