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To: OCCASparky
If he has a Bronze Star,(I'm not sure, but isn't that a combat decoration?) and made it all the way to LT Colonel, how can he be a draft dodging weasel? Seems he has participated in at least one tour of duty in the combat zone and nowadays probably more. This seems like a real pickle to me. A few years ago, there was a huge stink raised from an article pointing out this very point. Basically, calling out the officer corps for not making a stand and questioning higher ranking officers to keep them honest. For being more concerned about their career or retirement than about what is moral, ethical and legal. That's how we ended up with the Abu Ghraib prison debacle.
11 posted on 12/16/2010 7:28:03 AM PST by John.Galt2012 (I'll take Liberty and you can keep the "Change"!)
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To: John.Galt2012

The Bronze Star is no longer a combat only medal. Officers get it quite often for doing paperwork correctly, keeping their AO clean, end of tour awards.

Bronze Star with V device is a combat award.


12 posted on 12/16/2010 7:40:44 AM PST by And2TheRepublic
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To: John.Galt2012
how can he be a draft dodging weasel

I didn't say he was, but his actions put him in the same category as those who are. Regardless of Obama's legitimacy to hold the office of president, this is NOT the way to go about proving or disproving his eligibility. He got played by the Orly Taitz/et al crowd just like the anti-war idiots got played by IVAW/et al.

His intentions might have been noble, but his actions were anything but.
15 posted on 12/16/2010 7:46:37 AM PST by OCCASparky (Obama--Playing a West Wing fantasy in a '24' world.)
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