Muthra claims he didn't ask for the medals? Funny I read a simliar article that said he recieved a letter from the Commandant of the Marine Corps acknowledging his request for those medals.
That's good news, That Muthra now has to claim he didn't request Purple Hearts means that he is worried about the effect this might have on his standing as The Front Man on The Democrat's War on The War on Terror.
Ever notice that not one democrat with any real standing is willing to celebrate our victories in Afghanistan and Iraq?
Ever wonder why or how it would hurt them?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1557630/posts
Murtha's War Hero Status Called Into Question
>>>>World War II Navy veteran Harry M. Fox, previously indicated that Murtha in 1968 personally asked Fox's boss, then-U.S. Rep. John Saylor (R-Pa.), for assistance in obtaining the Purple Hearts, but was turned down because Saylor's office determined that Murtha lacked sufficient evidence of wounds. Murtha later challenged Saylor for his House seat in 1968 and lost. Fox said he personally viewed Murtha's military records in 1968 as Saylor's aide.
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On Friday, Jan. 13, Murtha's congressional communications director provided Cybercast News Service with a copy of a letter from the commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, citing Murtha's request of Sept. 26, 1967, seeking Purple Hearts. Cybercast News Service did not authenticate the letter.
"The records of this Headquarters show that you are entitled to the Purple Heart and a Gold Star in lieu of a second Purple Heart for wounds received in action against insurgent Communist Guerrilla forces on 22 March and 7 May 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam," according to the letter signed by an individual identified only as A. Gardoni. Gardoni's title is not listed on the letter.
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