{"id":73379,"date":"2024-12-23T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/12\/23\/following-controversy-maryland-governor-receives-bronze-star\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:38:50","slug":"following-controversy-maryland-governor-receives-bronze-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2024\/12\/23\/following-controversy-maryland-governor-receives-bronze-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Following controversy, Maryland governor receives Bronze Star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ANNAPOLIS, Md. \u2014 Maryland Gov. Wes Moore received a Bronze Star for his deployment to Afghanistan 18 years ago, several months after a controversy arose when a newspaper reported he had claimed to have received it on a 2006 White House fellowship application when the paperwork had not been fully processed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The private ceremony at the governor\u2019s residence in Annapolis, Maryland, on Friday was confirmed by the governor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lt. Gen. Michael Fenzel, the governor\u2019s close friend and former commander who had recommended Moore for the medal, pinned the Bronze Star for \u201cmeritorious service\u201d onto the governor\u2019s chest at the ceremony, The Washington Post reported.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t