On the Fact that (According to Roosevelt Historian, Warren Zimmerman) Teddy Roosevelt Aggressively Petitioned to Have Himself Be Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor

He failed and he should have. a) He only served for two weeks. b) His rank of Colonel was awarded purely out of political payback. And c) his exploits (such that they were; his Rough Riders possessing a 15 to 1 superiority in troops) were reckless and confined to one day. And, besides, since when does a real hero need to self aggrandize himself like that? It's unseemly............................................................................................P.S. And, yes, the fact that President Clinton posthumously awarded the medal to Roosevelt I also find quite unseemly.