Posted on 06/24/2006 6:53:43 PM PDT by TexasPatriot8
Well, as is ALWAYS the case, the truth comes out eventually (you'd think the democrats would learn this eventually). And as it turns out, Murtha isn't even as big a war hero as John Kerry, and John Kerry did't see or really do squat in his pathetic three months in Vietnam (You did know Kerry served in Vietnam right?). Got this from a friend of mine, a REAL Vietnam war vet. Don't know how much this has already been sent around and is known about already, and I didn't see an applicable thread on FR already, so I thought I'd post it since it's well worth it and important to know about Murtha. Give this a good read and then pass it around to everyone you know. Are there ANY "war heros" among the democrats who are REALLY war heros, and not just cowards who are rewriting history to make them look like they are. The real war heros don't brag about it to then give them some kind of standing to critique the war. Murtha is a coward and a nothing but a little weekend warrior pretending to be a tough war hero. Only two of his 37 years in the Marines was active duty time, and he wasn't in combat in Vietnam. Read on.
"Double checking press accuracy ...
What is a War Hero?
I've been listening to Congressmen Jack Murtha's negative comments about the war in Iraq for some months now. I've heard him repeatedly described as a "war hero". Thirty-seven years in the Marine Corps.
Wow! I visualize a burly ex-marine, his chest bedazzled with medals, the survivor of countless combats in Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. A man who knows war and combat from the inside out. A man with the experience that allows him to see that the war in Iraq is hopeless and we should all quit and go home.
Although I've been turned off by Murtha's remarks, I never questioned his war hero status. Nor has our liberal press which is why Murtha has been getting away with his charade! Then the other day, bingo, I suddenly knew something was rotten in Denmark about Jack Murtha's war hero status. I've been bothered by his comments in the past but his latest remarks about Marines killing civilians in cold blood caught my attention. Whether this turns out to be true or not, something just didn't compute. That was the moment when I woke up and said, "Hey, I'm going to check this guy out." No real Marine who's "been there" would prejudge combat troops prior to the release of a military inquiry.
And what did I find. Did I find a man of vast operational experience with an extensive combat record? No. I found a man whom fellow congressman Don Bailey of Pennsylvania, silver star and three bronze stars, calls a liar and a phony. A man who came to Bailey crying and sobbing, thanking him for saving Murtha from the ethics committee (on Abscam-related charges) at which time he admitted to Bailey that his purple hearts weren't earned. A man with a couple of years of active duty and the rest of his 37 year career spent in the Marine Corps Reserve. A man with one year in Vietnam as a staff intelligence offer. A man who's no more been in combat or is a war hero than I am. Even John Kerry has more combat experience than Jack Murtha.
(I know flight attendants who have spent more time in Danang than either one of these jerks. ... Luke)
So what is a War Hero? Well at the bare minimum, a war hero would have to be somebody who's actually been in combat, somebody who's been in direct contact with the enemy over some extended period of time, somebody who's been shot at and/or had their life repeatedly threatened like infantry or the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force pilots who flew over Vietnam, somebody who has performed his or her duties in a heroic manner.
And what is Jack Murtha? Just one more scheming politician, a Democrat, sensing a change in the direction of the political winds. A man who volunteered for a year's duty in Vietnam as an intelligence officer so he could come home and run for congress i n 1968 as a war hero. Barf. Sound familiar? A man who's thinking about the next election and hoping he's on the right side when it comes.
As a citizen and as a congressman Murtha has every right to express his opinion on the Vietnam War - but not cloaked in the mantle of a Marine Corps war hero with vast experience in such matters. His comments are very destructive to the morale of our troops and have only one objective - to get reelected.
Regards, Dick
PS I also think Murtha's a bit unhinged."
BUMP!
A lying, liberal POS.
BTTT
Dang Tex, I posted stuff weeks ago (duh, to another thread off topic, maybe Sunday Talk) ... I'll dig and post them here. Pray I find them.
Now what exactly would Murtha have been doing over there in that role?
REDEPLOY MURTHA!!!!
Swift Boat Bump!
A sh!tbird that turned on Marines.
Indeed!
Great bumper sticker for Diane Irey's campaign.
LOL! I love it!
A man with one year in Vietnam as a staff intelligence offer.
**Now what exactly would Murtha have been doing over there in that role?***
Talking Martin Sheen into going upriver to terminate someone?
Praying! The more info about the TRUE Murtha on the net the better. That's why I figured I should post that email I got from me friend. Another U.S. Congressman who is on the record saying Murtha admitted to him that his Purple Hearts are a fraud is pretty damning. I hope you find what you posted before and post it all here also! The more conservatives armed with facts to hammer liberals with the better! Wonder how many hundreds of thousands of people this information will reach over the weeks? :)
Please ping me when you find it. This has been nagging at me for some time but I didn't find anything authoritative via the net in my semi-random searches and I really want to nail this one down without equivocation.
I have always appreciated your posts and would really appreciate anything you can find. Likewise, if you can find any specific 'keys' that you need help researching I volunteer my services.
If, as I suspect, this clown is a poser, I really want to help provide the ammunition to nail his traitorous ass.
Shoulda known it.
Typical lying Democrat phoney.
This is what nndb.com has for Murtha:
Military service: USMC (1952-55); USMC Reserves (1966-67); USMC (1966-67)
So if I'm reading this correctly, he's actually been out of the military for almost 40 years!!!
Sorry, Murtha, but things have changed. Different enemy; different tactics.
Your buddy Dick does know that Jack Murtha enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1952 and served in Korea doesn't he. He then rose to a drill instructor and then onto OCS.
I have no use for his political views but I'd give him a tad more for his military than your bud Dick does.
Thank you for this info, this is rich!
I'd imagine maybe he was there telling John Effing Kerry the locations of VC alligned barrels of rice that he could toss grenades into, to add to his own Purple Heart collection.
Between this information, and others, and the Abscam bombshell that has been brought BACK to light, Murtha is toast.
Amen. Send him to the front lines in Iraq. I wonder which side he'd fight for?
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