posthumously

[Victor Steinbok]

  Actually, Baker IS dead--he just wasn't in 1997 when the medals were
awarded. Does that make the honors pre-humous?

     VS-)

On 10/5/2010 3:54 AM, David A. Daniel wrote:
>> Baker and six other black World War II veterans received medals
>> posthumously at a 1997 White House ceremony.
> What struck me here was the analysis that "Unfortunately, 'posthumously'
> here refers only to 'six other...veterans' and not to Baker." What have you
> got against poor Baker that you wanted him dead too?
> DAD

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