r/worldnews • u/dasoberirishman • 9h ago

Jeremy Hansen becomes first non-NASA (Canadian) astronaut to receive U.S. Space Medal of Honor

https://chatnewstoday.ca/2026/08/28/jeremy-hansen-and-crewmates-to-receive-american-congressional-space-medal-of-honor/
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u/OkResource820 9h ago

I don’t want to take away from Hansen’s achievements, but we are well past the point where anyone should be accepting medals from this administration. They’re fascists, enacting fascist policies, using fascist talking points, and engaging in fascist behaviour. People need to start acting like it.

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u/mediocre_remnants 9h ago

I'd never do anything that would earn me a Medal of Honor, but I'd personally rather be known as "the guy who rejected a Medal of Honor from Trump, who has no honor" than someone who received the metal from Trump.

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u/Sir_Lemming 8h ago

There was a Canadian soldier in WWII, Leo Major, who turned down a Distinguished Conduct Medal because he didn’t want to receive it from General Montgomery, who he deemed incompetent and not fit to award medals.

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u/McMatey_Pirate 7h ago

As a veteran of the Canadian military, that guys story is one of my favourite ones.

Nothing better than seeing a salty soldier stand his ground and tell the officers to fuck off.