To: kattracks
"...Vietnam War injuries that included shrapnel wounds to his arms, legs and buttocks that earned him three Purple Hearts. "
Friendly fire.
117 posted on
04/20/2004 6:56:14 PM PDT by
SerpentDove
(Samples. Junior Samples.)
To: SerpentDove
No Heart for "friendly fire". Dad was the sole survivor of a 5 man group hit by a tank round in Korea, and was informed he did not qualify for the Purple Heart because it was not an enemy tank.
432 posted on
04/21/2004 8:58:34 AM PDT by
Smokin' Joe
(Mischief! Thou art afoot. Take thou what course thou wilt. (Othello))
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