Talk:List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients/Archive 1

Some context
Some context should be given: A link to the article that discusses this honor, and an explanation of each column (in particular the meaning of "public law" is unclear), would help.&mdash;msh210 ℠ 01:36, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Upgrade
I plan on giving this article an upgrade today sooner or later (i.e. splitting the list into sections, converting it into wiki table syntax, etc.) - Lucky13pjn 13:57, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Seems to be copied from HoR Clerk's office page
That page seems to be the work of an employee of the Federal government of the United States and so is probably in the public domain. Regardless, I'm citing it as a source. (http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/goldMedal.html) -- SilverStartalk 01:26, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Mislinked names
I fixed William Sinnott, as I doubt Will Sinnott received a CGM in 1940. :) I'll keep checking more to make sure they go to who they should. &mdash; MrDolomite • Talk 05:34, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Cleaned up entries since 2004, added helps, other cleanup
Davidwr 04:36, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Removed links to the laws as they are duplicated by the "Public Law" section.
 * Added instructions section so future entries are more standardized
 * Added a couple of external links
 * Removed stray name of individual Tuskegee Airman that didn't belong

Cleanup to-do
Things to do in your spare time: Davidwr 04:44, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Convert P.L. and Stat. information to the template format used by 2004 and later entries, but only where the really work. This is really important only for those laws that are online, but it's OK to use the template if the law is not online.
 * Double-check all internal links for near-identical names.

Instructions for adding new names
The "Instructions for adding new names" section of the article doesn't really belong in the article itself, does it? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to stick it at the top of the talk page or something? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.141.211 (talk • contribs)


 * Yes, you are absolutely right. Instructions on how to edit are not to be a part of the article itself.  We may add a copy of the instructions to the talk page as well, but more appropriately, I have turned that section into a note to users on the page itself, but which is only visible when on editing mode (that is, once people click on the "edit this page" tab and the editing box appears).  This required some adapting, since we can't use regular linking (either internal or external) on those, but the information has been retained in its entirety.  Thank you for the note.  Redux 15:22, 11 September 2007 (UTC)\

Dalai lama
Shouldn't he be added?
 * No, because he's already there. The date of approval is over a year ago. It's funny, I've never seen so many people self-revert before. --Siradia 03:22, 19 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Should we refer to the Dali Lama as "His Holiness" here? As in... "His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama" --Anthony 13:24, 19 October 2007 (EST)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.132.170.50 (talk)


 * No, styles shouldn't be used. I removed them. Gugganij (talk) 18:07, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

This is a joke right?
If this isn't a joke how come the list doesn't include the reason the award was given? Its a joke. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kadiddlehopper (talk • contribs) 15:43, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Maybe it doesn't have the reason for the award because no one has added it to the page yet. If you feel it would be better with the reason for each award added to this page, be bold and add the information in.   Jons63 18:55, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
 * The reason for the award is presumably at the article on the recipient, almos all of which seem to be blue links, as it should be. RJFJR (talk) 16:49, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Note
In process of reformatting and sourcing. Might take a while. Cirt (talk) 12:37, 26 November 2008 (UTC)

silver congressional medal of gen morgan at cowpen 1/12 in.
when wass this medal made i have one —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.110.12.239 (talk) 08:18, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

The list of recipients omits mention of the 1980 Olympic Team
In March 1980, President Carter announced that the United States would boycott the Olympic Games in Moscow as a protest to the Soviet Union's military aggression in Afghanistan. Congress overwhelmingly supported the boycott by the Carter administration and, following the decision to boycott the Olympic Games, enacted Public Law 96-306 authorizing President Carter to present a gold-plated medal to the 1980 U.S. Summer Olympic Team on behalf of Congress.

The U.S. Mint produced 650 medals to be awarded to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team, but because of the considerable cost of producing so many medals, financial constraints dictated that they be gold-plated rather than solid gold. As a result, because of this technical difference, the official listing of Gold Medal recipients maintained by the Clerk of the House of Representatives did not carry the ones awarded to the 1980 Team even though Congress intended that they be fully-recognized Congressional Gold Medals. Now with the recent designation, the medals awarded to the 1980 Team hold the same standing as the ones that have been awarded during the last 231 years to such luminaries as George Washington, who was so honored on March 25, 1776.

74.116.173.11 (talk) 19:57, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Um, actually, they are already included in the article. Right between Simon Wiesenthal and Queen Beatrix I of the Netherlands. &mdash; MrDolomite • Talk 20:29, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

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Hidden Figures recipients
I added the newest recipients, however the PL number hasn't been assigned yet. It'll probably be 116-67. I'll check the log daily to verify and will update the table with the accurate number when it's listed in the log. Schazjmd  (talk)  20:05, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

Eugene Goodman
Should police officer Eugene Goodman not be added to the list?

KnightofFaerië (talk) 19:30, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Eugene Goodman (police officer) makes clear only the Senate has voted on it, so no, he has not received it and he shouldn't be on the list.... Reywas92Talk 03:28, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I see, thank you! -KnightofFaerië (talk) 08:49, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

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Awarding of CGM to Heroes of Benghazi - HR310 Public Law No. 117-256 (12/21/2022)
Just curious as to why the awarding of the CGM to Amb. J. Christopher Stevens, Sean P. Smith, Glen A. Doherty, and Tyrone S. Woods has not been posted to the list of CGM recipients. President Biden signed the resolution into law on December 21, 2022. It is Public Law No. 117-256 from the US Government Publishing Office, page 2367, page 136 STAT.2368.

Thank you.

Cheryl Croft Bennett Trail213@msn.com Mother of Tyrone Snowden Woods 69.54.133.208 (talk) 20:26, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Missing Lt. Col. John Stewart COMITIA Medal on List
The list of COMITIA medals is missing the John Stewart Medal which was brought home from France by Thomas Jefferson along with George Washington's among others. It was designed by Gatteaux. This is one of the more beautiful COMITIA medals and needs to be including under the Anthony Wayne medal on the list. Thank you.

Dr. Gregg P. Wagner Wagnergp2 (talk) 21:41, 6 March 2024 (UTC)