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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 10:25 AM Original message |
First Medal of Honor for a living Afghan war vet |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
1. Sounds he like earned it! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. Excellent work, Sgt. Giunta. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. Seriously? The first one in 9 years? |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 11:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Unfortunately quite common |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. First one in almost 40 years according to Wikipedia |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. It's pretty hard to survive MoH acts these days |
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bushisanidiot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well done, Mr. President. Too bad your predecessor didn't care enough to do the same. |
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backtomn (424 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 12:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. The President does NOT determine who gets the award.... |
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bushisanidiot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. President Obama has done FAR MORE to support our troops than AWOL Bush ever did. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 04:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. The president decides if he will award it personally - he decided to do so, and he spoke |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. In the end, I think all the Iraqis and Afghans should get one. |
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judesedit (450 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Agreed. For what they've endured in their own countries and what they endure here through prejudice |
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The abyss (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 11:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Self delete |
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judesedit (450 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-10-10 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. Now...please help the soldier diagnosed with a TBI get his/her rightful award - the purple heart |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 12:38 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Definitely agreed there |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-10 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
16. Up until a few years ago I had no idea just how big a deal the MoH was. |
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