Not knocking anyone else's based on how near or far they were from the front lines and I realize in this war, everywhere in the two countries is "front lines", but notice how they worded this to get around the fact he was no where near the danger zone.
They pull the same crap with Ann Wright. Thirty five years in, she retires from the State Department, yet she's Colonel Wright who resigned in protest. Bull Sheet, she took ALL of her money and retired. She gave up nothing, she did not "resign".
She's quick to take credit as "special operations" but there are units that fall under SOCOM that do not dine on snake.
>provided direct combat support for operations in Afghanistan
Translation: He fixed broken messkits. Remember, whenever they try to hide behind verbal gobbledeegook, there is a reason.