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*despite the fact that they are both thier respective nations top honors, the VC is a harder medal to earn, isn't it. i do not mean to diminish the feats of anyone its just that fewer of them are awarded, correct?
*is there any more to it than that, or for someone to earn the MOH do they have to die in a combat? cuz the article didn't make it sound like what he did was especially above and beyond the call of duty
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he climbed aboard an armoured personnel carrier and manned its .50-calibre machine-gun to give fellow troops covering fire. Smith fired more than 300 rounds and the ceramic breast plate in his flak jacket was shattered as he took return fire from automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades.
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this sounds like standard combat, IMO its not on the same level as other MOH recipients. EG:Randy Shughart or Gary Gordon, who requested to be inserted to rescue a pilot, knowing that they would be overwhelmingly outnumbered and that reinforcements would not arrive for a long time. that is above and beyond.
or is above and beyond classed as dying for your country? no doubt Smith died in action, but what did he do that earned him the MOH, does anyone have more info on this?