[takenoprisoner]

Seems to me then she was hand picked to become the poster child for the Iraqi war...with nothing to do with any action she performed other than being there and getting apprehended by the enemy.

[CWOJackson]

Not at all, she was hand picked by the media to become a poster child, she was given the Bronze Star by competent authority based on her personal conduct. The two have no relationship with each other.