"Medal awarded 56 years after it was earned"

Adapted from Los Angeles Times, plus the San Antonio EXPRESS - NEWS, Tuesday, March 4, 2008.

By Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times.

"WASHINGTON -- More than a quarter - century after his death and 56 years after he single - handedly took out three enemy machine - gun nests in the Korean War [1950 - 1953], Army Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble was awarded the Medal of Honor on Monday -- the first Sioux [Dakota] to receive the United States' top decoration for bravery in battle."

Well, hey! Better late than never!