Stowers' nomination for Medal of Honor. "If [Stowers is] the criteria for a Medal of Honor, and Holmes is on that same level, was that recommendation downgraded based on racism?" said Knapp. Courtesy of Jeff Gusky.
Burton Holmes' nomination for Medal of Honor. There are no known photographs of Holmes. We don't know what he looked like or what his history is. We know he was illiterate; he signed his draft card with an "x," according to Gusky. Courtesy of Jeff Gusky.
Burton Holmes' Medal of Honor nomination was disapproved. Holmes' story is important whether or not the medal is upgraded, said Gusky, because it represents what it means to be an American. Courtesy of Jeff Gusky.