WWII soldiers receive Congressional Gold Medal more than 70 years after the war
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When Army Capt. John Raaen, Jr. reached the shores of Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, it was already a scene of chaos.
The bill passed the Senate last October and now awaits the signature of President Joe Biden to begin the process of minting the medal.
According to the Inforum, Fargo eighth grade history teacher, John Raaen, recently resigned from his position before he was fired for disturbing behavior towards students. There is documentation of past write-ups for things like slapping a student on the butt and calling another "hot" while gesturing suggestively. The latest accusation is that Raaen was allegedly "rubbing and touching female students' backs, shoulders, and arms, and moving their hair." Get the full story from the In the past, Raaen allegedly slapped a student's butt and called another "hot" while gesturing suggestively. Are...