lori accepting on behalf of her uncle private first class leonard m. kravitz. president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress march 3, 1863 has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to private first class leonard m. kravitz, united states army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. private first class leonard m. kravitz distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an assistant machine gunner with company and fifth infantry regiment, 24th infantry division during combat operations against an armed enemy in yangpyong, korea on march 6 and 7th, 1951. after friendly elements have repulsed to probing attacks, the enemy launched a fanatical banzai charge with heavy supporting fire and despite staggering losses, press to the assault with ruthless determination. when the machine gun or was wounded in the initial phase of the action, private first class kravitz immediately seized the weapon and poor devastat

louis had been burned and records lost. >> ifill: you mentioned leonard kravitz, whose nephew was at ite house, he's known as lenny kravitz. >> yes. >> ifill: how widespread was the kind of discrimination that would allow people not to be recognized for their h heroics? >> during my time in service, i did not notice anything like that. i cannot think of one antisemitic incident i witnessed in my entire 30 years. but you have to go back to the civil war and thereafter where antisemitism, prejudice against blacks, for example, people believed that they did not fight. mark twain himself wrote an article in harper's magazine, i believe in 1895, that said while the jew was a great civil servant, he neglected to stand but for the flag, and this was the reason the jewish war veterans, for example, was formed in 1896 to show that jews, for one, did fight, and we were at the very front and forefront of combat in the civil war and in subsequent wars afterward. >> ifill: when we see this kind of recognition today, to you there's a broader meaning to it? >> it's a great day, i think, for all amer

accepting on behalf of her uncle private first class leonard m. kravitz. private first class leonard m. kravitz distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity while serving as machine gunner with 5th infantry regimen in korea on march and4 7, 1951. despite staggering losses, he pressed the assault with ruthless determination. when the machine gunner was wounded in the initial phase of the action, private first class kravitz seized the weapon and poured devastating fire into the ranks of the on rushing assailants. the enemy exploited a breach on the left flank and rendering the positions untenable. upon order to withdraw, kravitz remind to provide protective fire and troops moving toward enemy positions, he swept the hostile soldiers with deadly accurate fire killing the entire group. his destructive retaliation caused the enemy to put fire on his position and enable the friendly elements to withdraw. later, after friendly troops had returned, private first class kravitz was found dead behind the gun he had so heroically manned surrounded by nume

[applause] >> accepting on behalf of her uncle, private first class leonard m. kravitz. private first class lemon -- leonard m. kravitz the stingers himself by acts above and beyond the cal of duty well serving as an assistant machine gun with company m, 24th infantry division, during combat 6erations in korea on march and seventh, 1951. after friendly elements had repulsed probing attacks, the enemy launched a fanatical on-site charge with supporting fire and despite staggering losses wrest the assault with ruthless determination. when the machine gunner was wounded in the initial phase of the action, private first class kravitz sees the weapon and poured devastating fire into the race of the oncoming assails. they exploited a breach on the left flank, leaving the position untenable. upon orders to withdraw, he voluntarily remained to provide protective fire for the elements are treated. private first class kravitz swept the hostile soldiers with fire, killing the entire group. his district of retaliation caused the enemy to concentrate fire on his position and enabled f

[applause] >> accepting on behalf of her uncle, private first class leonard m. kravitz. private first class lemon -- leonard m. kravitz the stingers himself by acts above and beyond the cal of duty well serving as an assistant machine gun with company m, 24th infantry division, during combat 6erations in korea on march and seventh, 1951. after friendly elements had repulsed probing attacks, the enemy launched a fanatical on-site charge with supporting fire and despite staggering losses wrest the assault with ruthless determination. when the machine gunner was wounded in the initial phase of the action, private first class kravitz sees the weapon and poured devastating fire into the race of the oncoming assails. they exploited a breach on the left flank, leaving the position untenable. upon orders to withdraw, he voluntarily remained to provide protective fire for the elements are treated. private first class kravitz swept the hostile soldiers with fire, killing the entire group. his district of retaliation caused the enemy to concentrate fire on his position and enabled f

one of those honored today, private first class leonard kravitz, was killed in korea in 1951.hew in namesake, singer/song writer lenny kravitz has performed at the white house and was at today's ceremony. in many cases even when the government didn't recognize them, these guys were true to each other. it took leslie hayes years to find the son of felix comedy, who was honored for action in vietnam in 1969. >> every time i visit a major city, communications back then aren't what they are today. i would call every condy i could find. >> he was 3 when his father died. he said the stories hayes tells him are the only memories of a father he never really knew. >> wendell, thank you. >>> last year's navy yard shootings could have been prevented if the company that employed aaron alexis told the navy about his problems in the months before he gunned down 12 civilian workers. that's just one of the findings contained in several reviews triggered by the killings. the defense department is instructed to focus on threats coming from trusted insiders. >>> it looks like the obama administr

six other korean war recipients, sergeant victor espinoza, private first class leonard kravitz. master sergeant mike pena, private first class demensio rivera and private vera as well as sergeant jack weinstein. five of the eight vietnam recipients will receive the medal of honor posthumously today. specialist four leonard, staff sergeant felix conde-falcon. sergeant jesus duran and sergeant garcia. you can watch the entire ceremony live here on msnbc beginning at 3:40 this afternoon. medal of honor ceremonies, there is nothing like them. if you've got the time today, sit down and watch it. any of them are tremendous. makes you feel really good about being an american. we'll be right back. ncer ] how did edward jones become one of the biggest financial services companies in the country? hey. yours? not anymore. come on in. [ male announcer ] by meeting you more than halfway. it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. i was 80% nervous to lead the meeting. 90% confident i'd say the right things. but with 100% odor protection, i had nothing to worry about. [ female announcer

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