Posted on 08/19/2011 8:31:48 AM PDT by Interesting Times
Last August, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus revoked a Silver Star medal formerly held by retired Navy Captain Wade R. Sanders. In a short, vague memorandum to the Chief of Naval Personnel, Mabus cited "subsequently determined facts and evidence surrounding both the incident for which the award was made and the processing of the award itself" as the reason. Such an action by the Navy is virtually without precedent.
There was no press release and no announcement. Eleven months later, a bare-bones report was finally published by the Navy Times. American Thinker picked up the story from WinterSoldier.com, and after Matt Drudge followed suit, it propagated rapidly.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
A poster at American Thinker has the line of the day: Kerry probably wishes he threw Sanders over that fence around the Capitol along with his medals.
Kerry has faked his way through life and is glorified for it. I hope he is exposed while he is still alive to witness his reckoning.
Well, no, although I appreciate the sentiment.Scott Swett, a true American hero.
Nobody was shooting at me while I wrote the article. I would have noticed.
Are you sure? Hillary didn't notice that she was under fire at an airport, either - until it became convenient to "remember" it during the '08 presidential primaries . . .
IIRC, his first one was self inflicted a small piece from a blooper round he fired hit his arm. Another one was earned and also self inflicted when he tossed a grenade into a pile of rice and forget to move away. His 3rd was the result of bruises sustained on his boat. None qualified for a Purple Heart.
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