[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

Something’s wrong here. This is acknowledgement that the terrorist is an enemy combatant. Oh, that’s right, this happened in France, not America.

[mass55th]

You mean the White Hut didn’t claim it was vacation-place violence?

[CedarDave]

A bit more:

Skarlatos will receive the Soldiers Medal, the U.S. Army’s highest non-combat medal, while Sadler will receive the Secretary of Defense Medal for Valor, awarded to civilians, Captain Jeff Davis said on Monday.

[scottinoc]

I’m still surprised that MOTUS (Mullah of the US) didn’t court martial him for insolence toward a Muslim.

[CedarDave]

All are well deserved for those three young men.

[JennysCool]

Hmm ... Wonder if he’ll receive a White House invite, like the Muslim kid got today.

[ColdOne]

Wow....I thought for sure teamobama would bring charges against them.

[BenLurkin]

And the wounded at Fort Hood?

[RinaseaofDs]

How about the folks in Fort Hood who got shot up by a member of Obama’s election transition team?

Do they get one too?

(Yep, Hussein was on Obola’s transition team)

[pfflier]

in an unusual award of the honor to a serviceman wounded while not in a combat zone.

There are no combat zones for terrorists. That is the nature of terrorism. Strike wherever they can, whenever they can on the weakest who are least prepared for it.

[BigCinBigD]

The whole planet is a war zone.

[ExNewsExSpook]

Air Force CofS also announced that the airman will be promoted from E-3 (Airman First Class) to Staff Sergeant (E-5). He will spend one day as an E-4 (Senior Airman), then be promoted to SSgt the following day.

Well deserved, but there must be some combat controllers and PJs who have won Silver Stars (and even the Air Force Cross) for valor in combat who are wondering “where’s my promotion?” Heck, even in the glory days of SAC, the legendary Curtis LeMay could only advance personnel one pay grade for exceptional performance (of course, he could demote on-the-spot as well).

[11th Commandment]

Wow- I wonder if he is allowed to wear his French Foreign Legion medal on his blues?

[jumpingcholla34]

Makes me proud I served in the Air Force.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

I've watched all the videos, interviews and so forth, to me Stone is something of a dichotomy. He may be an Air Force medic, but puts out a Marine/Special Forces/Ranger vibe and demeanor. When I first saw the friends together before I knew who was whom I had Stone pegged as the Army/NG combat vet. Whoa was I spectacularly wrong - the books by their cover rule definitely applied here.

 

 

[Cubs Fan]

Glad to hear it. Though I’m surprised obama hasn’t tried to have him arrested for an islamophobic hate crime.

[SkyPilot]

I kept reading they were Marines. This is the first time I read (at least) one was Air Force.

I guess all those tasteless jokes about the Air Force not being real warriors took a breather for a day......

[Elsie]

... an unusual award of the honor to a serviceman wounded while not in a combat zone.

Rules are for fools.

[rey]

The awards they receive are due to the branches of service they are in. If they had been Marines, as originally reported, they would have been lucky to be written up for a Navy Commendation Medal, they probably would have gotten meritorious mast instead.

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

He’s also getting STEP promoted from E-3 to E-5 (A1C to SSgt)