"WWII 'Ghost Army' Honored with Congressional Gold Medal for Deceptive Nazi Mission"

The Ghost Army, a secretive American military unit from World War II known for using inflatable tanks, trucks, and planes, as well as sound effects and radio trickery to outwit the enemy, will receive the Congressional Gold Medal, Congress' highest honor, in recognition of their remarkable contributions. The legislation to honor the Ghost Army with the medal was signed into law by President Biden in 2022, and three of the seven known surviving members are set to attend the ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. The unit's mission was declassified in 1996, and their battlefield deceptions in France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, and Italy likely saved thousands of American lives.