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To: smoothsailing; xzins; Lancey Howard; Gene Eric

Medal of Honor Ping!

2 posted on 01/11/2013 11:35:53 AM PST by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)

The scarcity of battlefield valor awards has been a sore spot for veterans groups and lawmakers in recent years.

That's an odd statement.

I would hope that any perceived stinginess in awarding medals for valor is because the military maintains a high standard and is determined to not hand them out like popcorn.

Hopefully we no longer have phonies like John Kerry and John Murtha getting medals for gaming the system. The military should have learned a lesson about stolen valor from the likes of those two asshats.

7 posted on 01/11/2013 12:04:37 PM PST by smoothsailing

To: jazusamo; smoothsailing; xzins; Lancey Howard

Thanks for the ping and book references!

I heard Tapper speak about this on Rush.

19 posted on 01/11/2013 5:45:34 PM PST by Gene Eric (Demoralization is a weapon of the enemy. Don't get it, don't spread it!)

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