Master Sgt. Roderick Edmonds posthumously received the Medal of Honor for protecting Jewish servicemembers in a WWII POW camp. A historical marker for Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Larry L. Taylor is planned for the University of Tennessee campus. Two East Tennessee men have been honored for distinguished military service that went far beyond the call of duty. Knoxvillian Master Sgt. Roderick “Roddie” Edmonds, who risked his life protecting about 200 Jewish servicemembers while imprisoned in a German prisoner of war camp in December 1944, received the Medal of Honor posthumously on March 2. In addition, the Tennessee Historical Commission...