Gold Star Ceremony Held for Chicago Black Medal of Honor Hero

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"I am very impressed with this ceremony," said Antoinette Olive, [Milton L. Olive III]'s stepmother. "This is a very fine tribute."

"He never finished high school. He never went to his prom, never really had a girlfriend," she said. "He never voted, though he was very involved in the civil rights movement. He never knew what a computer or a digital camera or a cell phone was, and never imagined such things might exist. He knew about war and that he had a duty to serve. I miss his presence and I thank you all for preserving his memory."

"These young people in Iraq, I feel so much for them," she told the Chicago Defender. "It's so hard for them and us, but they're fulfilling the commitment they made to serve and protect this country."

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Gold Star Ceremony Held for Chicago Black Medal of Honor Hero

It was on this day in 1965 that an 18-year-old African American man from Chicago made the ultimate sacrifice for his country and his fello...

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