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Let’s call it the “Muslimination” of Obama’s military. His new CIA boss is a convert to Islam. Anybody say “Homeland”.
FYI - Lots of comments at the source link, including at least one from the actual recipient (or at least he claims to be).
Put this in the same drawer as Bammie’s Nobel Peace Prize.
How insane!
My stepson gave up his arm and leg, and a WHOLE bunch of his Marine brothers in Iraq. All he got was a purple heart. Guess you have to be some kind of techie to get these high level awards these days. Blood, sweat, and tears are not valued.
My uncle, 101st AB (Normandy, Bastogne),
got a Bronze for capturing a German roadblock and its personnel. Seems like you get one today if you can take a dump and not fall back in it.
I am that chaplain; member of FR since 2000.
It would have been kind of Patrick Brennan to at least drop me or my commander a line before posting an article on The Corner is a manner that is demeaning of my service to this great nation.
Unless Mr. Brennan or someone else at The Corner (which I frequent almost daily) has read my Bronze Star citation in full, or has talked to my commander, or others with whom I have served, or even myself, it seems journalistic malpractice at the very best to just post-away.
And here is what I posted at NRO:
“This is an end of tour award. Standard fair for the rank, position, and responsibility I held during this tour—Training Chaplain for all the of the chaplains in Afghanistan and Garrison Chaplain at New Kabul Compound in Kabul. Events of serious consequence occurred while in theater; the article highlights those. The way the original article is written implies the BSM was given for writing a PPT presentation. This does not represent the facts nor the bullet points in the BSM write-up.”
This just highlights to me the dangers of our new media where a journo feels free to run with a blog post or posters feel free to demean someone’s character without making an ounce of effort to get the facts.
The guy who wrote the original story was an old fashioned journalist who came to my office at the request of my commander. He came with a pen and paper and took notes—just like the good old days.
Thanks!
Chap T
The country is toast.
5.56mm
When I deployed to Iraq in 2005-06, the standing order from the Brigade Commander went as follows:
If you are E-7 and above, the Bronze Star is yours to lose.
If you are E-6 and below, the Bronze Star is yours to win - provided you had signatures from several field-grade officers attesting to the merits of your “alleged” valor.
The Bronze Star has been reduced to nothing more than a Sunday School attendance pin.
Well there we have it. My Grandfather earned 2 of Bronze Stars. One in WWII and another in the Korean War. The bravery and sacrifice he was willing to endure pales in comparison to teaching about the Koran.
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