That said, my pessimism stems from the sacrifice of many military and American traditions at the altar of the Commielib god of Political Correctness. In Vietnam, Korea, and WW2 (had the Brone and Silver Starts been created in WW1?), awards for valor were given to men who carried out acts of extreme bravery, but acts that nonetheless didn't measure up to the standards of the MoH. That's not to take anything away from Bronze Star and Silver Start winners, either. My father, as a tank company commander in Vietnam, won the Bronze Star for leaving his safe bunker during a rocket attack, and grabbing, dragging, carrying some of his men into their own bunkers. He wasn't wounded in that attack, but he was a few months later, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart.
All this in mind, it naturally pi**es me off to see First Sergeants, Squadron S-3s, and the like, who never heard a shot fired in anger during Gulf 1, get the same award my father earned for something that could've gotten him killed. To see those embarrassingly stupid jerks given the Bronze Star for being captured without firing a shot in Kosovo was nothing short of a disgrace. Instead, they should have been sent before a court martial for cowardice. Now, I'd like to believe the stories we're being told about PFC Lynch's bravery, and if they're true, she should be awarded at least the Bronze Star, IMHO. But awarding the MoH is not something to be taken lightly, and as high a position as the Chief Justice of the SCOWV holds, I hardly think he's in a position to recomend what kind of military award she's given. You and I are in full agreement in this regard, I think.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
My father was awarded two Bronze Stars (one in WWII, and one in Korea). He "won" his Purple Heart in Korea.
Lynch has earned her Bronze Star, if the reports are true, possibly a Silver depending on the full story. But CMOH? Nope....