"Big Dave" david wrote
Considering what bravery and sacrifice is require to be awarded most medals
that is a pretty thoughtless and ignorant statement to make I agree with
Art.

Medals are pretty much purely something out of the past. Today, most soldiers
compare them to the gold and silver stars they got in grade school. The Armies
penchant for giving out unit awards, or block allocations, pretty much dilutes
any benefit. I.e., "we can't decide who to give the medal to, so, heck, we are
going to give the whole unit a medal! You've all done an outstanding job, and
oh! the Commander would like a higher body count, thank you."