But tattoo artists will tell you: That star is a trap.
Are you honoring the idea of valor? If so, get a Spartan helmet. Get a lion. Get an eagle. But don't get the Medal of Honor.
There is a specific silence that falls over a room when the Medal of Honor is mentioned. It is not the silence of ignorance, but of awe. We are talking about the single piece of fabric in the American imagination that cannot be earned by athleticism, wealth, or charm. It can only be earned by an act of courage so violent, so selfless, and so close to death that it bends the definition of what a human being is capable of.