Talk:Harry L. MacNeal

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A fact from Harry L. MacNeal appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 December 2007.

[edit] Deserted?! Why?

One imagines that the most intriguing part of MacNeal's story would be his 1906 desertion, but the sources (in a cursory inspection) show no reason. Today's Marines are trained (or selected) not to give up until dead. Was it the same in 1906? Here is a fertile field for historical research. Any USMC historians out there with a bit of time to spare? Snezzy (talk) 05:28, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

This is the second example I've come across of a Medal of Honor recipient, also a Marine, who deserted. According to the same source I found for MacNeal's desertion, Corp. Charles Brown, who received the MOH earlier during the Korean Expedition in 1871, "deserted before medal was approved." (http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Brown_C.htm). --BrokenSphere^{Msg me} 18:23, 25 December 2007 (UTC)