Piece of rice in butt=Purple Heart. Okay, I won't bring it up because this is a serious column Okay you won't but as a Nam Vet, I will
If a (self-admitted) TRAITOR--John "THE RAT SNAKE BASTARD" Kerry--can be awarded TWO purple hearts to which he was NOT entitled or deserved (and has been proven were NOT as a result of "enemy action" and were in fact BOTH self-inflicted) then by all means, these heroic warriors are entitled to same, or greater, recognition and commendation.
I was lucky: 18 months and not a scratch, but if I had earned one, I would be sending mine to one of the men/women who were injured in this enemy, combat, attack
PS: Less we forget, one of The Snake's purple hearts required the medic removing a SLIVER of shrapnel with TWEEZERS and then applying a BAND AID!
Thank you sir, for your service, and I think you’ve hit on an idea.
If the Department of the Army turns out to be too P.C. ridden to recognize the sacrifice of these dead and wounded (who were about to deploy to a combat zone) with the Purple Heart (for fear of offending Muslims) then what would happen if enough wounded veterans donated their awards, with great fanfare, to the Fort Hood wounded warriors?
What if each of these wounded or the families of the dead were personally presented with the Purple Heart by a previous awardee? It would mean a tremendous amount to them, and serve as a reproach to a reluctant DOD.