I have no problem at all with the Bronze Star for service. She certainly endured a lot and no one can say that wasn't exceptional service. (The peacetime equivalent of this is the Meritorious Service Medal -- given for exceptional service during a period of time with a particular unit. The service Bronze Star is the equivalent of that in a war zone.)
The Bronze Star with V for Valor is all of the above PLUS their must be an element of valor displayed on the battlefield. My understanding of her encounter was that she and one of the other troops with her kept engaging the enemy until they ran out of ammo. I heard her beatings were a direct result of her male islamic captors being offended that she had engaged them for so long.
IF the above is true, then I have no problem with the Bronze Star with "V" device.