[Darksheare]

Medals have become an increasingly political decision.
In my old unit, we had a guy who did nothing but dig holes and sleeeeeeeep.
He got an Army Achievement Medal for it.
I watched guys I trained who deserved getting props like that get over-looked purposefully.
I only saw ONE guy I trained get any recognition, and that was because both he and I were put in for it. So the cap played favorite and chose him. (I don't hold any animosity towards him for it. He deserved it. It's just insulting to it when one of 'my troops' gets recognition, and some clod gets recognition for doing nothing but dig and sleep.)

[MistyCA]

Yes, and then there are those my my husband's step-dad who were wounded in battle, received a purple heart, got the paperwork for it, had an article written in the news about it, and now the military has lost those records and can't confirm it! Now, I wonder if it has anything to do with some sort of benefits he should have had all these years???

[MistyCA]

I am in and out...mostly out. :)