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To: dragnet2

Do suicides get the Purple Heart?

Do crime victims get the Purple Heart?

I say only combatants and in the line of fire support personnel are deserving of the Purple Heart.

Let’s not degrade these military decorations too much. The Air Force is handing out Bronze Stars to desk jockeys far from danger but still serving in Iraq.


83 posted on 11/18/2009 7:02:55 AM PST by BertWheeler (Dance and the World Dances With You!)
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To: BertWheeler

Agreed. This wasn’t a combat zone. What if a bunch of soldiers got shot by looters while they were responding to Katrina in New Orleans - should they get Purple Hearts?

I know it’s a tough call emotionally. My opinion this will never reach the president’s desk.

I’m an active duty Major, US Army. Never wounded in combat but shot at several times. I know many soldiers who’ve been awarded the PH.


84 posted on 11/18/2009 7:18:30 AM PST by strider44
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To: BertWheeler
I say only combatants and in the line of fire support personnel are deserving of the Purple Heart.

I absolutely agree.

Ft Hood fits your scenario.

86 posted on 11/18/2009 8:07:49 AM PST by sonofagun (Some think my cynicism grows with age. I like to think of it as wisdom!)
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To: BertWheeler
Did ya know this Muslim down in Texas was signing his emails: "Praise be to Allah"

Did ya know Hasan was complaining daily that his fellow soldiers should be prosecuted for war crimes.... and they were getting ready to send him to Iraq???

Did ya know he called his female Captain an, "Infidel that should burn in hell"..

Do suicides get the Purple Heart? Do crime victims get the Purple Heart?

You're suggesting the Texas Fort Hood massacre was mass suicide or a simple crime?

OOOK

89 posted on 11/18/2009 8:22:52 AM PST by dragnet2
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