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Vet told to buy own Purple Heart gets it for free
Houston Chronicle ^
| Aug. 21, 2007
| RICHARD STEWART
Posted on 08/21/2007 8:27:09 AM PDT by Dubya
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, left, awarded the Purple Heart to Korean War veteran Nyles Reed, right.
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posted on
08/21/2007 8:27:14 AM PDT
by
Dubya
To: Dubya
No soldier should ever ever have to buy a deserved medal. I’m not real happy with the idea that any store can even sell them.
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posted on
08/21/2007 8:38:07 AM PDT
by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
To: Dubya
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, left, awarded the Purple Heart to Korean War veteran Nyles Reed, right. I hope they checked to make sure it's not a John Kerry (rumor has it that he was in Vietnam) throw-away.
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posted on
08/21/2007 8:38:11 AM PDT
by
bikerMD
(Beware, the light at the end of the tunnel may be a muzzle flash.)
To: Dubya
Jon Cary has a bunch of PHs he never earned and doesn’t need for any future presidential campaigns.
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posted on
08/21/2007 8:46:48 AM PDT
by
Thrownatbirth
(.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
To: sageb1
I grew up on an Army post, and as a kid I used to while away the time my mom spent shopping by looking at the decorations the PX had for sale in the uniform shop. They even had the Congressional Medal of Honor on sale at the Fort Bragg PX!
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posted on
08/21/2007 8:46:50 AM PDT
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: Dubya
...he'd have to either buy his own or reapply in 90 days. What part of reapply in 90 days meant he had to buy it?
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posted on
08/21/2007 8:49:06 AM PDT
by
Ingtar
(The LDS problem that Romney is facing is not his religion, but his Lacking Decisive Stands.)
To: bikerMD
Back on June 22, 1952, Reed was heading for an artillery observation post near Panmunjom when a Chinese artillery shell blew his Jeep over, causing a deep gash in his cheek. Reed went to a nearby aid station and got about 10 stitches in his wound. He still has the scar beneath his left eye. "All I knew was that the Chinese were attacking, and they needed me at that observation post," he said. I don't understand why you think he is cheating?
Did you read the article.
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posted on
08/21/2007 8:50:32 AM PDT
by
Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: Ingtar
I don't know. I would have paid for it if I could have.
Are you a combat vet.?
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posted on
08/21/2007 8:52:10 AM PDT
by
Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: Dubya
The medals were out of stock, officials told him in a letter. He got a nice certificate, but was told that if he wanted a medal to go with it, he'd have to either buy his own or reapply in 90 days.It wasn't as bad as the headlines would make you believe. A typical government logistical operation, no? No backorder capability but then again, who cares about customer service when you are the gubermint? But he was only "forced" to pay if after 55 years, he could not wait a little while longer.
And remember, folks, these are the guberment types who would run your healthcare system. Medals, bandaids, heart operation, what's the diff?
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posted on
08/21/2007 8:53:53 AM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Brian J. Marotta, 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub, (1948-2007) Rest In Peace, our FRiend)
To: Dubya
That's the bureaucracy for you. "The medals were out of stock, officials told him in a letter. He got a nice certificate, but was told that if he wanted a medal to go with it, he'd have to either buy his own or reapply in 90 days."
Now, if Hillary gets her way, delete medal and replace with the medical procedure of your choice.
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posted on
08/21/2007 8:54:13 AM PDT
by
ClaireSolt
(Have you have gotten mixed up in a mish-masher?)
To: Dubya
No. I am not a vet. I guess 90 days is more like 90 years in government work. I’m glad a Congresscritter did their job and got it for him. I simply believe that it is misleading to say he had to buy it.
I imagine that with the injury rate in Iraq, there is a shortage and thus the 90 day wait.
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posted on
08/21/2007 8:55:09 AM PDT
by
Ingtar
(The LDS problem that Romney is facing is not his religion, but his Lacking Decisive Stands.)
To: All
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posted on
08/21/2007 8:57:59 AM PDT
by
Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
To: sageb1
The guy waited 55 years to apply for a medal, was told they were temporarily out of stock and he couldn't bother waiting 90 days longer to reapply? Instead he goes running to the media? I call BS!
To: Dubya
Nyles Reed is deserving of a “Hand Salute. Ready. Two.”
Whay does our government take so long in awarding our brave people the medals they earned?
Last October, my best friend (a cobra gunship pilot) received his Silver Star earned in Viet Nam. He got to enjoy it for a whole two weeks before he died of cancer. Why does the bureaucracy need to churn for 35 or 40 years before the awards are given?
To: Dubya
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You missed the whole point of my post. I was facetiously hoping that he didn't get stuck with the Purple Heart that was tossed away by that lying, shameless, Paper Tiger and bedwetter who was almost elected President.
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posted on
08/21/2007 9:32:01 AM PDT
by
bikerMD
(Beware, the light at the end of the tunnel may be a muzzle flash.)
To: Dubya
That comment was tough in cheek. Make sure that the medal he got wasn't the one John Kerry allegedly threw away at a protest.
That's another kerry flip-flop. Back then, he said he did it. More recently he said it was only "ribbons".
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posted on
08/21/2007 9:35:02 AM PDT
by
Doctor Raoul
(What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
To: ravingnutter
he couldn't bother waiting 90 days longer to reapply? Why should he have to go through the re-application process? Why didn't they say, "We don't have one now, but we will send one as soon as we can!" ??
He's 75 years old -- I don't know how his health is, but perhaps he wasn't sure how he'd be feeling 3 months from now.
In other articles I read about him, when he was originally injured, he was asked if he wanted a Purple Heart, and he said, "I don't have time for that -- I have to get back to the front lines."
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posted on
08/21/2007 9:58:27 AM PDT
by
texten
To: texten
While commendable bravery and valor, he wasn’t on the front lines for 55 years. We are in the middle of a war right now, there are bound to be shortages of medals. A little understanding on his part would go a long way, he didn’t have to run to the media and blow this all out of proportion by trying to imply he would have to buy his own, he had an option. The fact that he went to the media makes me inclined to believe he had an agenda for doing so.
To: NonValueAdded
I read some time ago that the planners if the invasion of Japan anticipated so many casualties that they made up a huge inventory of Purple Hearts to award to those wounded in it. That inventory was so large that they were used through the Korean War, Viet Nam and were finally used up in Panama.
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posted on
08/21/2007 10:44:29 AM PDT
by
VR-21
To: Dubya
I am praying
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posted on
08/21/2007 11:28:38 AM PDT
by
Dubya
(Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father,but by me)
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