Army approves Purple Hearts for soldiers wounded in 2009 Fort Hood shooting

Washington Post ^ | February 6, 2015 | By Dan Lamothe

[a fool in paradise]

What the heck took so long?

Obamunism

[MacNaughton]

14 I got the Gold Star lapel pin award. It's the award no parent/spouse/child wants.

John 15:13 (NIV) 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

May you find peace in our Lord, Jesus Christ.

[USMCPOP]

“Seems to me that they should get a Combat Infantry Badge as well.”

My son only wanted a Combat Action Ribbon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Action_Ribbon

[BigEdLB]

Hassan sentenced to death... When is he scheduled to meet his virgins? Anyone know?

[Gay State Conservative]

My son only wanted a Combat Action Ribbon.

Being former Army I know little about the Marines but your link seems to indicate that the two ribbons are quite similar.Unlike your heroic son I never got closer to combat (Vietnam) than Fort Meade and Fort Knox but every Drill Sergent I had wore a Combat Infantry Badge....Korea and/or Vietnam.

May I ask if your son was awarded that ribbon? I hope he was because it sure seems to me that he deserved t!

[semaj]

Better late than never I suppose. It only took the Army bureaucrats nearly 6 years to do the right thing.

[USMCPOP]

Yes, he was awarded that ribbon. Posthumously, of course. Even though it just a ribbon, it has its honor. Military heraldry is strange.

[SunkenCiv]

"Work Accident!"

[ABN 505]

Not unless the have a 11B or C MOS. Still have to be in the Infantry for a CIB.

[Gay State Conservative]

Yes,I’m aware of the 11 Bravo/Charlie requirement.But couldn’t it be argued that for those few minutes everyone in the area became an infantryman?

[ABN 505]

I agree that they should be given recognition of some sort but we can not dilute what a CIB means.

[combat_boots]

(Offers to shake your hand)

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

Purple Hearts for the victims...

...and a _residential Citation for the perpetrator?

[manc]

Good will they also call it Islamic terrorism now?

[manc]

agree

[Kodos the Executioner]

Is this the same Sec. of the Army who stripped Maj. Matt Golsteyn of his Silver Star for action in Afghanistan with NO explanation?

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/afghanistan-war-hero-stripped-of-silver-star/

Until there is a satisfactory explanation for this action, I would encourage all those entitled to decorations for the Ft. Hood terrorist attack to REFUSE to accept them until this McHugh character explains himself.

[BradyLS]

I wonder what OSHA’s involvement was in the fallout from the Foot Hood shooeter.

[SunkenCiv]

Foot-dragging, at best.

[KoRn]

My Dad threw away his Purple Heart after Vietnam.

He thought it was a dishonor. Referred to it as an “Enemy Marksmanship Badge”. Not sure I agree with him, but that’s the way he saw it. He was the one with a big ‘chunk’ missing from his leg, so who am I(or anyone else) to question his feelings about it. He did say that he killed enough of the “Gook Bastards” to make up for it.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

I wonder if he still has the Purple heart license plates on his chauffeured limosines. I remember reading when he was running for POTUS he had the standard Purple heart license plate, you know the one that has a picture of the medal, but he also had the license plates customized to read PRPL3.

.....

OW!

"Hey do you know who I am kid? I'm a Purple heart winner who almost lost his hand!"