I hear what you are saying but the war we are in does not have front lines, the enemy is here as well as Europe, Philippines, Middle East, etc.
and I hear and agree with what you said ... and I spent the last 8 yrs of my career fighting it but the military were the only ones fighting a war. If we are going to give thses soldiers PHs then we as a nation need to stop half-a$$ing this ... declare war as a nation and “lets Roll” until then this type of gesture is fluff and is done to make politicians feel better about themselves. Another point, 8 yrs of “war” and we haven’t had one live MOH winner? That is a travesty too. Thanks for the good discussion