Gov. Wes Moore said his Army command told him he was approved for the award, and to include it in a White House fellowship application 18 years ago.
A Japanese court ordered the Okinawa governor to approve the central government’s modified plan for landfill work at the planned relocation site.
A commission recommended the memorial's removal last year after reviewing names of military bases commemorating Confederate leaders.
A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, a cemetery official said.
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