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15 August 2024, 14:49
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It makes no sense to me to have a panel of people reviewing the merit of medals that were awarded for actions 130 plus years ago.
It's a waste of time and money and is likely to be rife with politically correct influences. I have an idea. Why not just make sure, going forward, that medals awarded are truly earned by those who receive them. Maybe a few less high-ranking officers would be receiving them, and a few more lower ranking enlisted personnel would get them. But then, that would interfere with the ticket punching business. Wouldn't it? The awarding of medals is subjective. Those who truly deserve them are often not recognized and those who are undeserving sometimes received them. My attitude is that the only sure-fire indicator that a soldiers valor or meritorious conduct is 100% merited is the respect that a soldier gets from those he or she serves with in combat. That respect can't be questioned.
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15 August 2024, 17:35
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Son was in a bomb blast in a-Stan with his team. As medic he was charged with caring for the team that was all down with various degrees of injuries, including carrying them out of harms way and breaking his back in the process. Upon arrival back at base, he began to take notice that he was covered in blood from head to toe, not his blood but that of his team he rendered aid to. They all got Purple Hearts… not the son … wasn’t his blood.
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15 August 2024, 21:30
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