{"id":2575352,"date":"2026-03-02T18:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T23:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwii-hero-awarded-medal-of-honor-for-refusing-to-id-jewish-americans-while-at-gunpoint-we-are-all-jews\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T23:48:57","slug":"wwii-hero-awarded-medal-of-honor-for-refusing-to-id-jewish-americans-while-at-gunpoint-we-are-all-jews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwii-hero-awarded-medal-of-honor-for-refusing-to-id-jewish-americans-while-at-gunpoint-we-are-all-jews\/","title":{"rendered":"WWII Hero Awarded Medal of Honor for Refusing to ID Jewish Americans While at Gunpoint: &#8216;We Are All Jews&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwwii-hero-awarded-medal-of-honor-for-refusing-to-id-jewish-americans-while-at-gunpoint-we-are-all-jews%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2575352&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honour to the family of U.S. army Master Sgt. roderick W. Edmonds at a white House ceremony, recognizing his actions as a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II.Edmonds, the top-ranking American noncommissioned officer at Stalag IX-A, is credited with saving more than 200 Jewish-American soldiers after the Nazi camp commandant ordered only Jewish prisoners to assemble. When faced with the threat of execution, he ordered all 1,200 American POWs to fall out together, a counter-order that helped avert mass murder.Edmonds\u2019 famous retort, \u201cWe are all Jews hear,\u201d and his stand to protect fellow soldiers are highlighted in the account, which also notes the camp\u2019s liberation two months later and Edmonds\u2019 life after the war, dying in 1985. A Knoxville history marker commemorates his heroism, and the Army indicated that Edmonds would be posthumously honored with the Medal of Honor during the ceremony, with his son Chris receiving the award on his behalf.<\/p>\n<p>The report places Edmonds\u2019 actions in the broader context of a Medal of Honor ceremony led by Trump, mentioning other recipients such as Command Sgt. Maj. Terry P. Richardson for risking his life during the Vietnam war and Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis for actions in Afghanistan in 2013. It includes references to official U.S. Army statements and accompanying social media posts about the event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to the family of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Roderick Edmonds of Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday at a ceremony at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/12-anti-trump-pundits-and-lawmakers-who-think-braggs-case-is-terrible\/\" title=\"12 Anti-Trump Pundits And Lawmakers Who Think Bragg\u2019s Case Is Terrible\">late senior<\/a> non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-eleven-soldiers-hospitalized-after-ingesting-chemical-found-in-antifreeze\/\" title=\"Officials: Eleven ... Hospitalized After Ingesting Chemical Found In Antifreeze\">-commissioned officer<\/a> is credited with saving the lives of 200 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alert-two-murdered-outside-jewish-museum-dc-alleged-killer-screamed-message-opening-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish-American<\/a> soldiers after they became prisoners of war.<\/p>\n<p>The German Army overtook Edmonds&rsquo; infantry unit during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gen-patton-called-entire-army-pray-80-years-ago-just-crucial-battle-unfolded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Battle of the Bulge<\/a>, when the surprise assault through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium created an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >opening measuring approximately 50 miles wide<\/a> and 70 miles deep in the Allied front line in December 1944.<\/p>\n<p>Trump recounted during Monday&rsquo;s Medal of Honor ceremony, &ldquo;After a four-day death march, one that was covered very well by history books, through bitter cold, they were put into a German POW camp.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Edmonds was the top-ranking American non-commissioned officer in the camp, known as Stalag IX-A, and was responsible for the lives of his fellow service members.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump said that an announcement came over the camp&rsquo;s loudspeakers on the evening of Jan. 26, 1945, ordering only Jewish American soldiers to fall out for roll call at the following morning&rsquo;s formation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Knowing this would lead to their execution, he gave a counter-order: all 1,200 American POWs would fall out together,&rdquo; according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USArmy\/status\/2027483887547400495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on the official U.S. Army&rsquo;s X account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As the senior noncommissioned officer imprisoned at Stalag IX-A in Germany, Edmonds learned the Nazis ordered only Jewish-American prisoners to assemble, threatening death for non-compliance. Knowing this would lead to their execution, he gave a counter-order: all 1,200 American&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vB3zD8M3cE\">pic.twitter.com\/vB3zD8M3cE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Army (@USArmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USArmy\/status\/2027483887547400495?\">February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The morning of Jan. 27, 1945, all 1,200 Americans stood in formation. Furious, the Nazi commandant called Edmonds to the front, once again demanding only the Jewish Soldiers be present,&rdquo; the U.S. Army said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-urges-iranian-people-rise-regime-following-strikes-take-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> explained, &ldquo;Enraged, the Nazi commandant rushed forward, drew his luger pistol and pressed the barrel between Sgt. Edmonds eyes. He barked at Roddie, &lsquo;They cannot all be Jews,&rsquo; he screamed loud, again and again. And staring straight back in the raging face of evil, Sgt. Edmonds replied fearlessly, &lsquo;We are all Jews here.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to the Army&rsquo;s account, &ldquo;He boldly told the German officer that if he were executed, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reality-shatters-militarys-dei-fueled-theories-about-the-sexes\/\" title=\"Reality Shatters Military&#039;s DEI-Fueled Theories About The Sexes\">commandant&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s actions would be prosecuted under international law. The commandant lowered his weapon. Edmonds&rsquo; fortitude saved the lives of more than 200 of his Jewish-American comrades.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Without regard for his life, Edmonds refused. He boldly told the German officer that if he were executed, the commandant&rsquo;s actions would be prosecuted under international law. The commandant lowered his weapon. Edmonds&rsquo; fortitude saved the lives of more than 200 of his&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CGozjzEeuF\">pic.twitter.com\/CGozjzEeuF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Army (@USArmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USArmy\/status\/2027483898825859476?\">February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The camp was liberated two months later, Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonds&rsquo; bravery is commemorated with a history marker in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kidnapped-american-pastor-miraculously-rescued-dramatic-fashion-thank-lord\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knoxville<\/a>, which shows that the Army veteran lived 40 years after his act of heroism, dying in 1985.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Edmonds&rsquo; selfless acts of heroism and intrepidity reflect the highest traditions of military service and great credit upon himself and the United States Army.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonds will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on March 2 at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the ceremony&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0pYKrdHRc5\">pic.twitter.com\/0pYKrdHRc5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Army (@USArmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USArmy\/status\/2027483904584663044?\">February 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to the master sergeant&rsquo;s son, Chris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> presents the Congressional Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Master Sergeant Roderick W. Edmonds, posthumously &mdash; accepted on his behalf by his son, Chris. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JghfrPZ2jy\">pic.twitter.com\/JghfrPZ2jy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2028522737740796165?\">March 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Master Sergeant Roderick W. Edmonds distinguished himself by acts of gallantry above the call of duty from Jan. 27, 1945, to March 30, 1945, as a prisoner of war in Germany,&rdquo; the citation said.<\/p>\n<p>In March 1945, Edmonds ordered his soldiers to rush back to the barracks rather than be transported deeper into German territory as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/75-years-ago-nazi-germany-surrendered-allied-commander-gen-dwight-eisenhower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allied forces<\/a> drew close to the POW camp.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of this American resistance, the Germans abandoned the camp, leaving the POWs behind.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USArmy\/status\/2027409411346411748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">awarded<\/a> the Medal of Honor to Command Sgt. Maj. Terry P. Richardson for risking his life to rescue three severely wounded soldiers in a battle during the Vietnam War in 1968.<\/p>\n<p>The Medal of Honor also went to Staff Sergeant Michael H. Ollis, posthumously, for leading the effort to repel an insurgent attack at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushing-back-withdrawal-of-troops-from-afghanistan\/\" title=\"Biden pushing back withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan\">forward operating base<\/a> in Afghanistan in 2013.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Roderick W. Edmonds of Knoxville, Tennessee. Edmonds, a top noncommissioned officer who was held at Stalag IX-A after the Battle of the Bulge, is credited with saving more than 200 Jewish-American soldiers when the Nazis ordered only Jewish prisoners to assemble. Facing possible execution, Edmonds told the German commandant, \u201cWe are all Jews here,\u201d and warned that his actions would be prosecuted under international law; the commandant lowered his pistol and the lives of the POWs were spared. The camp was liberated about two months later. Edmonds, who lived 40 more years after the war, died in 1985, and a Knoxville history marker honors his heroism. He will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously on March 2, with his son Chris accepting on his behalf. The Army\u2019s account notes Edmonds\u2019 courage from Jan. 27 to March 30, 1945, including his order for his soldiers to return to the barracks rather than be moved deeper into German territory as Allied forces approached. 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