Somehwre in the past 50 or so years I read that Reuben James was the recipient of the FIST Medal of HONOR issued by Congress.

The additinoal benefits that went with the medal were an additional pension of $3.00 per month and such privelege as the recipient would request. James's request was that he be given the privelge of having his hammock made up by someone else while he 'smoked a pipe' in the morning.

Any further comments would be appreciated.

Merv Baer
St. Croix , US Virgin Islands