Lieutenant Lents is photographed at the Willard Hotel in Washington, where an exhibition of Medals of Honor is on display. The Distinguished Service Cross, designed by Aymar Embury III, a New York architect, is among the medals showcased. The design receives criticism from the National Sculpture Society for being inartistic and ecclesiastical. Censored and released on May 11, 1918 by the Historical Branch, War Plans Division.

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