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occurring after one's death the soldier was awarded a posthumous medal for valor

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Recent Examples of posthumous Ex-President Joe Biden used his waning hours in office in part to issue a posthumous pardon for Black civil rights icon Marcus Garvey, who family members and advocates argued was mistreated for decades. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 While some posthumous inductions are inevitable, the reality is that these induction ceremonies are also publicly ticketed events that live-stream on Disney+. Joe Kwaczala, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025 He was killed that day, earning a posthumous Navy Cross. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025 Crew members on board the passenger jet that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter and crashed two weeks ago near Washington, D.C., have been awarded posthumous honors by the regional airline that operated their plane. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for posthumous

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“Posthumous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthumous. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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