The campaign to honour him was led by another Vietnam veteran from the 101st Airborne Division, Alton Mabb.
Dudley councillors agreed to honour him at a meeting on Monday.
It was - formally at least - the Queen who honoured Fred Goodwin in 2004 for services to banking and it was Her Majesty who today decided to dis-honour him.
Since it was put on display in 2002, the skeleton has become one of the museum's most popular exhibits, so staff decided to find out more about the man and create a portrait to honour him.
And yet, playing for his country is the ultimate honour for him as a player.
"We had the honour of having him and the Manchester United team in Belfast last year for the Harry Gregg testimonial, " he said.
They, and the board seats they bring with them, assure him honour and influence across the French business establishment and the Belgian one too.
Sunderland-born, Jeffries became the first boxer ever to bring an Olympic medal back to the city earlier this year - an honour which saw him handed the responsibility of switching on the city's Christmas lights.
To be coached by him is an honour, he motivated me all the way through my races.
Sgt Meyer, who now works in construction and is in the Marine reserve, was on his lunch break when he took a call from the president informing him of the honour.
"It was an honour for me to be involved with him then, " said Gatland.
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"It's been an absolute honour and a privilege to play with him and even more so to call him a mate, " said McGrath.
The great dane, who frequently followed sailors on the train during the 1940s, earned the honour after railway officials threatened to put him down if his fare was not paid.
And it was only fitting that Giggs should score the penalty that saw him add to a career roll of honour that players dream about.
Sheffield United have decided to honour Dooley by naming their new junior development centre after him.
McCoy was supported by a concerted campaign by the horse racing industry to encourage people to vote for him and several races were renamed in his honour.
As the head of the richest sport in the world, with almost 125 million members, Mr Mosley "had an obligation to honour the standards which its vast membership had every right to expect of him", Mr Myler said.
Mr Visscher added that the honour also reflected the work his colleagues do, and the support they give him.
On this day, let us honour this most generous of men and draw on the profound humanism that inspires him.
One gaming website voted him the joint 18th-most-influential person in computer games, quite an honour for someone who hardly played them.
Ramsey was awarded the man-of-the-match honour despite playing less than an hour as fellow promising teenager Joe Allen had the difficult task of replacing him in the 57th minute.
His pace and bounce and willingness to bowl bouncers ensures that even on the days you score runs against him, you can guarantee you will be left with your fair share of bruises, or badges of honour, as we like to describe them in the engine-room at the top of the order.
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