Army Lt. Jimmie W. Monteith Jr. Two weeks ago, in its “Medal of Honor Monday” feature, DoD highlighted the actions that earned Army Tech. 5th Grade John J. Pinder Jr. the Congressional Medal of Honor. Pinder was one of twelve service members who would be awarded the nation’s highest military honor for bravery in battle during what would become “the longest day,” June 6, 1944, D-Day on the beaches of Normandy. Nine of these men were to receive the Medal of Honor posthumously. They were nine of 2,501 American troops who gave their lives during “the greatest amphibious operation ever undertaken.”…