"Joey Bishop" wrote in message
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"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.

Combat experiance is helpful for the career of a soldier.

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."

What would it take to get you to jump out of an airplane with people on the
ground shooting at you? The medal is just a piece of tin, it is the deed
that was recognized that has value.