Military becomes prolific with Bronze Stars

Waterbury Republican-American ^ | July 25, 2006 | Christina Ramirez

[Mr. Silverback]

Welcome to fR, and thanks so much for serving! What's the 54 bravo MOS?

[Mr. Silverback]

Maybe he could have gotten the MOH.

Not likely. Have you read the citation for the MOH that was awarded for OIF?

[Mr. Silverback]

Thanks a bunch for serving.

[Mr. Silverback]

Thanks a bunch for serving.

[54B]

54B is nuclear,chemical and biological warfare specialist.
sounds alot more serious then it actually is- I'm the man in charge of keeping track of the masks and chem suits most of the time.

[x1stcav]

Another insightful article written by someone who has no idea how the military works.

Maybe we can apply the Murtha/Kerry test to journalists. You can't write or have an opinion about military matters unless you served.

[SLB]

Besides all that, all those medals and a dime (whoa! That dates ME!) still only gets you a cup of coffee!

SLB
Since Oct 9, 1998

I guess this makes us geezers!

[Mr. Silverback]

54B is nuclear,chemical and biological warfare specialist. sounds alot more serious then it actually is- I'm the man in charge of keeping track of the masks and chem suits most of the time.

Serious stuff. I still remember my chem warfare training--and my shelter manager training for nuclear fallout--vividly. A chem refresher course was where I first saw pictures of the Kurds Saddam killed in Hallabjah. A locla newspaper called me for comment when they caught Saddam, and I told them I'd been waiting for that day ever since I saw those photos.