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Paradoxical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 05:54 PM Original message |
Poll question: Should SEAL forces receive the Medal of Honor? |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. they will be anonymous |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. No. Since when is the Medal of Honor on a celebrity meter? |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I *really* like this response. It deserves a 'rec'. nt |
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Paradoxical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. You don't believe that eliminating a man we've been hunting for more than a decade... |
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palm_to_forehead (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. What Medal of Honor recipients would you compare them to? |
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Paradoxical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. And Osama Bin Laden isn't just any person. |
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palm_to_forehead (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. No shit? |
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Paradoxical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:14 PM Original message |
Several people earned Medals of Honor for exploring the North Pole. |
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palm_to_forehead (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
19. Byrd and Bennett wouldn't be eligible for the MoH now. |
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dems_rightnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
20. That was pre WW2... |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
21. Lindbergh was given the MoH for the Atlantic flight. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
44. Is it safe to say you have not served in the military? |
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Paradoxical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 07:25 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Yes that is safe to say. I'm still in college. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. Ok, thanks, that explains a lot. |
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Shrek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Doesn't fit the criteria |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. NO. This is what they trained for. |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. As far as we know they did their duty; they completed a difficult |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. No, it does not. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 09:40 AM Response to Reply #11 |
56. That's not the criteria for the Medal of Honor |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 07:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
42. Since its beginning in the Civil War |
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RandySF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. No |
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dems_rightnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. No, And anyone |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. The people in the room when OBL took one for the team will never talk about it |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I bet sometime in the future at least one of them |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. No, this is light-years away from being Medal of Honor worthy. Read the stories of MoH... |
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KeepItReal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. +1 Obama awarded two Medal of Honors TODAY |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Now those sound like MoH accounts. |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 07:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
39. Yeah |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. No. Maybe the Navy Cross, Silver Star or Bronze Star; Presidential Unit Citation |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. At least the Silver Star, perhaps the Navy Cross, of course the Unit Citation. n/t |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. This ended up being an interesting thread. I learned a lot. |
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TornadoTN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. They will get their awards in private - their unit is (mostly) anonymous |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
16. Just promotions and more money out of the budget for economic stimulus.. |
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GKirk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
37. That was a rather nasty |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 08:21 PM Response to Reply #37 |
50. But unfortunately accurate |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #37 |
52. And they won't get to split the reward money either. |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 09:42 AM Response to Reply #16 |
58. . |
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socialist_n_TN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. Do we know enough to answer yes or no? |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'm sure they'll get something to distinguish them, but here are the rules for MoH |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
23. They would say no. And they'll be anonymous for years to come. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. I don't think they deserve the MoH for the reasons cited. That said, *you* don't deserve the . . . . |
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palm_to_forehead (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I'd agree with that if it weren't for the North Pole argument. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
29. Giving the SEALs the Medal of Honor for this would cheapen the Medal |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
32. I learned a lot from this thread about the MoH and history. |
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Modern_Matthew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
33. It's just a silly symbol, anyway...but if it makes them feel honored: YES! nt |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. A silly symbol? |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 07:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
45. Is it safe to say that you have never served in the military? |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 09:39 AM Response to Reply #45 |
55. It's safe to say that person is ignorant |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #33 |
54. That post is clueless |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
34. No |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
36. Routine? |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. That is what they are TRAINED to do. It is their job. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
38. No. They're the wind. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. They couldn't continue to do what they do if they came out and accepted awards. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
48. Thanks for this thread |
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denbot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-02-11 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
51. Not the congressional, but a Navy Cross is definitely well deserved. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
53. No, but they might get their own living 72 virgins |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
57. They probably don't want them, |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
59. I just picked a couple random CMH citations |
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tallahasseedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-03-11 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
60. If they retire and decide to go public... |
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