Correction on Joe Louis presentation

First of all, I'd like to thank all of you for the kind words you directed at my presentation.  It was my intent to provide an interesting and new perspective on WWII, and to shed some light on what I feel to be a sometimes overlooked historical figure.  

All that said, there was an important flaw in my presentation that I feel obligated to point out.  Joe Louis did not, as I stated twice, receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.  As Buck said in his post, that is reserved for those who show bravery in combat.  Louis never entered in to combat.  Instead, he was given the Congressional Gold Medal.  That is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a citizen, so it isn't like Louis got disrespected.  

I apologize for my mistake.  I misread my own notes during the presentation, and injected the more common name (Medal of Honor) for the correct one (Gold Medal).  Hopefully that clears everything up.