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Hillary Clinton Gets Purple Heart Award
NewsMax.com ^ | Feb. 17, 2006 | Carl Limbacher

Posted on 02/17/2006 6:25:42 AM PST by Carl/NewsMax

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has put in for a Purple Heart - and she received the decoration yesterday.

The former first lady garnered the award without being wounded in combat - or sustaining any kind of injury at all - as is usually the case with Purple Heart recipients.

Neither has Clinton ever served in the military, though she once claimed in a TV interview she tried to join the Marines.

Instead, Mrs. Clinton received a symbolic award from the Military Order of the Purple Heart "in recognition of her inspirational leadership and dedicated service to America’s military service members and America’s veterans."

"I am honored to receive the Inspirational Leadership Award from the Military Order of the Purple Heart,” Hillary said, in a statement posted to her web site announcing the award.

"The Purple Heart medal symbolizes service and sacrifice to our nation. I consider it a privilege and duty to work on behalf of combat wounded active duty servicemembers and veterans and I will continue to make them one of my top priorities."

The former first lady's web site also noted that "Senator Clinton has been an unwavering champion in the fight to recognize the heroism of those who have received the Purple Heart" by co-sponsoring legislation for a Purple Heart commemorative stamp.

Clinton's statement went on to explain:

"The Order of the Purple Heart for Military Merit, commonly known as the Purple Heart, is the oldest military decoration in the world in present use. The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to members of the Armed Forces who are wounded in conflict with an enemy force, or while held by an enemy force as a prisoner of war, and posthumously to the next of kin of members of the Armed Forces who are killed in conflict with an enemy force, or who die of a wound received in conflict with an enemy force."

In a 1994 interview with ABC News, Mrs. Clinton recounted her efforts to join the Marines when she was 27-years-old.

"Gee, now it was probably 19 years ago - in 1975," Hillary said at the time. "I decided that I was very interested in having some experience in serving in some capacity in the military."

She remembered telling the recruiter, "I wanted to explore - I didn't know whether I thought active duty would be a good idea, reserve, you know, maybe National Guard, something along those lines."

But leatherneck Hillary's bid to enlist soon crashed and burned, when the Marine recruiter told her: "You're too old."

"Maybe the dogs [Army] would take you," he offered.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: americans; bogusheadline; cap; hillary; humanbeings; marines; moph; purpleheart; usa; usaf; uscg; usmc; usn; veterans
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1 posted on 02/17/2006 6:25:44 AM PST by Carl/NewsMax
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To: Carl/NewsMax

This is Scrappleface, right?


2 posted on 02/17/2006 6:27:22 AM PST by Dahoser (Time to condense the nonsense: Terry Tate for White House spokesman.)
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To: Carl/NewsMax

We were in the military under Clinton. She does absolutely nothing for the military. We had to wait until Pres. Bush to get a pay raise.


3 posted on 02/17/2006 6:27:56 AM PST by imskylark
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To: Carl/NewsMax

You have GOT to be kidding...


4 posted on 02/17/2006 6:27:57 AM PST by RockinRight (Attention RNC...we're the party of Reagan, not FDR...)
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Oh sh!t...there's going to be some REALLY angry vets out there now!


5 posted on 02/17/2006 6:28:14 AM PST by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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To: Carl/NewsMax

If this isn't parody, it is unspeakable.


6 posted on 02/17/2006 6:28:28 AM PST by D.P.Roberts
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To: Carl/NewsMax

An abomination.


7 posted on 02/17/2006 6:28:33 AM PST by Khurkris ("Hell, I was there"...Elmer Keith.)
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To: Carl/NewsMax
This one ?


8 posted on 02/17/2006 6:29:52 AM PST by COUNTrecount
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Barf...


9 posted on 02/17/2006 6:29:53 AM PST by demlosers (Kerry: "Impeach Bush, filibuster Alito, withdraw from Iraq, send U235 to Iran, elect me President!")
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To: Carl/NewsMax

""I am honored to receive the Inspirational Leadership Award from the Military Order of the Purple Heart,” Hillary said, in a statement posted to her web site announcing the award."

Well, that should be pretty easy to check.

You have to check everything they print on News Max - they print a lot of stuff as fact they only wish was true.


10 posted on 02/17/2006 6:30:39 AM PST by gondramB (Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and unto God that which is God's.)
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Hellary is a Joke!


11 posted on 02/17/2006 6:31:35 AM PST by Mo1 (Republicans protect Americans from Terrorists.. Democrats protect Terrorists from Americans)
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To: Carl/NewsMax

"Gee, now it was probably 19 years ago - in 1975," Hillary said at the time. "I decided that I was very interested in having some experience in serving in some capacity in the military."

She remembered telling the recruiter, "I wanted to explore - I didn't know whether I thought active duty would be a good idea, reserve, you know, maybe National Guard, something along those lines."

But leatherneck Hillary's bid to enlist soon crashed and burned, when the Marine recruiter told her: "You're too old."

"Maybe the dogs [Army] would take you," he offered.




Was this before or after her NASA rejection?


12 posted on 02/17/2006 6:31:41 AM PST by maggief (and the dessert cart rolls on ...)
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To: gondramB

My thoughts too. Here it is http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?id=251629&&


13 posted on 02/17/2006 6:31:42 AM PST by neutrality
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To: Carl/NewsMax
Pass the Pepto. I think I'm going to be sick.
14 posted on 02/17/2006 6:31:55 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (It is easy to call for a pi$$ing contest when you aren't going to be in the line of fire.)
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To: Carl/NewsMax
First Skerry slimes up the PH.
Now it has been ruined forever! ! ! !
15 posted on 02/17/2006 6:31:59 AM PST by DeaconRed (IF . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)
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To: D.P.Roberts

That`s what I was going to say, but I don`t think it is a fake story unless Newsmax has now turned into a parody site?


16 posted on 02/17/2006 6:32:31 AM PST by Screamname (Tagline)
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Oh gawd, now Kerry will be insisting to have one.


17 posted on 02/17/2006 6:32:44 AM PST by AZRepublican ("The degree in which a measure is necessary can never be a test of the legal right to adopt it.")
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Is this some kind of joke?


18 posted on 02/17/2006 6:32:48 AM PST by conservativebabe ("I went hunting with the VP and all I got was this lousy, holey t-shirt"- mewzilla)
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To: neutrality
Keep this in mind:

One Member of Congress is chosen for this award each year.

19 posted on 02/17/2006 6:33:15 AM PST by neutrality
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To: Carl/NewsMax

I'm going to puke, if this is true.


20 posted on 02/17/2006 6:33:53 AM PST by MortMan (Trains stop at train stations. On my desk is a workstation...)
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