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The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the United States.

Recipients have done the improbable, the unexpected, showing immense bravery and sacrifice in the name of something much bigger than themselves.

This medal is for the men who went down that day. On Medal of Honor, stories of

courage, you'll hear about these heroes and what their stories tell us about the nature of bravery.

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In the early hours of October 9, 1779, in the marshes to the south of Savannah, Georgia,

the cavalry commander was awaiting his call to glory.

If he succeeded, the plan that he had spearheaded would unite a force of American and French troops in a bold, multi-pronged attack to reclaim the city Savannah from the British.

Once the infantry located a defensive weakness, the cavalry would charge,

break through enemy lines and overwhelm their opposition.

If they won, it would be a resounding victory in the American Revolutionary War.

And also, it would be a crowning achievement for one of the most unlikely heroes of the Continental Army.

Because the general that day waiting on his horse was neither American nor French,

Count Casimir Pulaski was a Polish noble.

Unfortunately for Pulaski, the elements that fateful morning were against him.

The foggy weather and swampy terrain delayed the foot soldiers in reaching their starting positions. The conditions also

impeded the Allied military units from effectively communicating with one another. A process,

which was already difficult given the involved egos, tenuous agreements, and language barriers

between many of the officers, enlisted men,

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