The Purple Heart is a high honor, given to note the profound sacrifice that the awardee made for our Country. It is awarded to those injured and killed in a conflict.
The unarmed victims at Ft. Hood deserve that recognition; and the Army/Administration needs to award the medal as a gesture affirming that Hasan was acting as a traitor and as an enemy combatant.
Don’t take me wrong .These folks at Hood deserve recognition for their service.
I just can’t put a medal over life.These folks were gunned down in cold blood.If it had been a combat situation,I’m sure some results would had turned out different.
The Purple Heart is not awarded to soldiers who have died while not engaged in combat.
Reckon this incident got to me alittle.