What was all that supposed to mean? That these were what really supposed to get the Medal of Honor instead of Raymond or what?
Remember that Shaw had already received "the nation's highest honor". From the script, towards the beginning of the film:
A private plane owned by Senator Iselin sits on an airfield. Raymond, Mrs. Iselin and the senator, having just come from the White House, emerge from a nearby helicopter and slowly cross to the plane. As they do, the deep-voiced narrator fills us in on some details.
NARRATOR (v.o.)
On the afternoon of his arrival in
Washington, Raymond Shaw was
decorated at the White House by the
President of the United States. His
citation -- attested to by his
commanding officer, Captain Bennet
Marco and the nine surviving members
of his patrol -- read in part:
"Displaying valor above and beyond
the call of duty, did single-handedly
save the lives of nine members of
his patrol, capturing an enemy
machine gun nest, and taking out in
the process, a full company of enemy
infantry. He then proceeded to lead
his patrol, which had been listed as
Missing in Action for three days,
back through the enemy lines to
safety."
At the end of the film, Marco was reading out citations of other men who had at various other times received the Congressional Medal Of Honor - not instead of, but as well as Raymond Shaw.
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