[Mr. Silverback]

When we got to the Purple Star he said: that’s a medal you don’t want to earn! In comparison with the extreme feats of leadership and courage under fire that the above acts represent, jumping on a hand grenade does not compare, in my /i>

You have only compounded your stupidity.

[Fractal Trader]

I will stick with a quote from Patton:

"The way to win a war is not to die for your country, it is to convince the enemy to die for his country."

The Medal of Honor has become primarily a Dead Man's Medal, and is often divorced from the achievement of any major military objectives. Like the Purple Heart, is has become an award you don't want to win, at least if you value your own life.

I'm perfectly happy to be on the same side as Patton on this issue.