Senate leaders join group questioning new medal

Published March 11, 2013 10:30pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee have added their names to the growing list of lawmakers asking the Pentagon to lower the ranking of a new medal for cyber fighters.

The proposed Distinguished Warfare Medal would rank ahead of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

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