There are men...

...and then, there is a man like this:
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/news/stories/2009/12/24/12242009wachowardobit.html.

Nominated three times for the Medal of Honor and his comrades say he should have been awarded with the decoration for all of the separate incidents (other two were downgraded to the DSC and the Silver Star). You have men like Col. Howard and then you have what passes for men in both houses of the United States Congress.