Show MEDALS OF HONOR COPIED Kuth lesa piracy practiced urion de bigna adopted by the united ancs government in nearly all tie countries of europe medals of honor issued by the govern sent or the to people ng recognition for ed ser caicea in the ariev navy or ts 0 1 life are protected b law from ian it is 1 offense in arg land or in tance for a individual a society to asue a bronze bearing to the victor a cross although the genuine tol en i of tri sing intrinsic alue to pos ess on Is the highest ambition of the british soldier or sailor in this country how an elchan e there Is no penalty attached to the wearing of imitations of the medals that may have been won on the field of battle because the grand arm of the re public and other societies have copied he original design of the medil of honor issued by the united states go it is propped prop oed to call la all the emblems and adopt an entirely new resign A bill to this ie now pending in the banate having apen favorably reported by the corn on military affair A preat deal of complaint has been mide oer the batom of various patriotic lions 0 copying the medal of honor alven in of deeds of valor the part of army and navy n en the ins ania of the oran i r amy of the republic are almost precise i the same and hinr others ro so simir in gen eral appearance that it la to distinguish the medal or aft of bon when on the wearer from the ensig cla orn by members of military fra braal charitable and other assoria alons descg ns have been prepared which will furnish new medals and ro ettes different from those adap ed or othar p apo ea ird are more lor tle in q iee ion for instance resent varn n alej ho medil is a do ible bow birrow red white and bl ie on mn atod on a b i ton an 1 i ailt cil for v ear n the lap of the oat sometime time the bo I 1 in a horl loc sometimes r ifal and sometime slants ie accor gnp to the 1 on of the b ifton I 1 f of he e ali positions the bid e Is abot a w te a a ti til and turibia 0 o b atton it is not F cited t at the yil 1 Is an award of va or or a w of ho or the ml re Is tre imprint of the firm which his rt lyer the al man fit irlas tr ijes th is the embler I 1 alfred cl fred ta be an in c ird li te id of belr bof honor hen tho present b 11 cm from he var ra r n ent it apropo to prall the of 1 of honor for eh q provision created a e that it wa in firmed to the if mic m ic of madil for dst ast work and other duff t of sight of the bremy it wa buic ly chalked a to restrict award of medals for gallantry in ac alon |