Posted on 10/14/2013 10:03:45 AM PDT by kimtom
At a stately White House ceremony on Tuesday, President Barack Obama will extol former Army Capt. William Swenson's courage and award him the country's highest military decoration.
But beyond the pageantry is a convoluted tale not told in the official Army narrative detailing Swenson’s heroics when he and his troops were ambushed in Afghanistan more than four years ago.
Even as Swenson receives his Medal of Honor, a Pentagon investigation is unfolding into why the former Army officer’s award nomination once vanished. It has been alleged that military brass may have derailed the approval process because Swenson pointed blame at superiors in the aftermath of the costly battle.
“It’s crazy,” said Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), who pushed for the investigation. “The last thing you should have is a politicized Medal of Honor process.”
Being candid about the battle put Swenson’s nomination in the cross hairs, Hunter said.
“He came out and was honest about what happened,” Hunter told Yahoo News. “He was critical as an officer in the Army should be. You’re not supposed to be a robot; .............
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Sorry, can’t make it. Have a colonoscopy scheduled.
When a bureaucrats reputation become more important than a selfless countryman’s heroic act, this is what happens.
People can’t accept the responsibility or be shamed.
What happened to the Japanese, the Romans....etc.
A hero gets honored by a cowardly fraud. This is sad.
No one criticizes The Won’s policies, Rules of Engagement or otherwise, and escapes special attention.
Ref: Closing of the WWII memorial, the Vietnam Memorial etc.
Ouch, me too. Not looking forward to it.
LOL! Once they put you under you’ll never know a thing. Except trying to get rid of all the air they used to “inflate” you with. Prep is the worst part. There’s other kind of prepping I would much rather do.
I have a root-canal scheduled for that day. Don’t know which is worse.
Hey Capt Swenson, you are an officer, get those hands out of your pocket! ;)
Yep, this is my 3rd. I am hungry already, but it has to be done.
Agree!
*fanning self*
I have had those too. I think the root canal is worse.
lol! I’m 4 for 4 and not due for a while.
get those hands out of your pocket! ;)...”
he’s earn the right ;)
we went back to that after basic/ tech school....keep hands warm........
Hands in Pockets = 20 pushups in OCS. Between that and unbuttoned cuffs I increased my bicep’s in a short period of time. :)
biceps and pects
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