Which award did Hugh Thompson, Lawrence Colburn, and Glenn Andreotta receive for their actions at My Lai?

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A group of frightened Vietnamese women and children stand close together outdoors during the My Lai Massacre in the Vietnam War. — My Lai Massacre Vietnamese citizens photographed during the My Lai Massacre, March 16, 1968.

In 1998, Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson, Lawrence Colburn, and Glenn Andreotta (posthumously) were awarded the Soldier’s Medal for their actions during the My Lai Massacre. This honor was bestowed for their acts of extraordinary bravery in intervening to protect Vietnamese civilians from U.S. forces, an action that did not involve direct contact with the enemy.1