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U$ Military Medals meaningless junk ...!
Subject: U$ Military Medals meaningless junk ...!
From: "= Vox Populi ©" Vox Populi ©" Only meaningless junk to those who have none. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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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. B D |
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"Joey Bishop" wrote in message ... "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. |
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"ArtKramr" wrote
Congrats on the good conduct. I assume you will return all others with a note of distain "the meaningless junk".. Hey fluffy, I didn't start the thread, so don't go postal on me... |
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Subject: U$ Military Medals meaningless junk ...!
From: "Jeremy Olson" Date: 8/30/03 9:47 PM Pacific BSMs citing bravery typically read: "Moving his machine gun to a forward vantage point, he covered the advance of the infantry with a heavy volume of effective fire. Repeatedly exposing himself to a devastating small-arms automatic weapons and mortar barrage ..." Or: "He voluntarily acted as point man and ... when the platoon was fired upon ... charged the enemy position ... Through his courage, determination and devotion to duty, he saved his patrol from suffering casualties and captured a prisoner who later provided important information." The above would warrant more than a Bronze Star. The Bronze Star is probably the most common medal. Jeremy Olson Sounds like Silver Star stuff to me. Now who was the ass who said this sort of military action meant nothing? Some are just better soldiers than others. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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"ArtKramr" wrote
Sounds like Silver Star stuff to me. Now who was the ass who said this sort of military action meant nothing? Some are just better soldiers than others. I'm convinced that nuclear weapons are going to have to be used within the next few years (China vs Formosa, Korea, and Iran). Does the Lt in the silo get a Bronze, or a Silver for that? |
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"Joey Bishop" wrote in message
"ArtKramr" wrote Sounds like Silver Star stuff to me. Now who was the ass who said this sort of military action meant nothing? Some are just better soldiers than others. I'm convinced that nuclear weapons are going to have to be used within the next few years (China vs Formosa, Korea, and Iran). Does the Lt in the silo get a Bronze, or a Silver for that? I doubt it'll be anyone in a silo; lobbing an ICBM would be a surefire way to cause the Russians to have kittens and use it as a step towards retaliation. It will be someone on an SSBN or B2. -- http://www.delversdungeon.dragonsfoot.org Remove the X's in my email address to respond. "Damn you Silvey, and your endless fortunes." - Stephen Weir I hate furries. |
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"Joey Bishop" wrote in message .. . "ArtKramr" wrote Please list your medals, battle stars and theatre ribbons as well as oak leaf clusters and all the missions you have flown. .Try to keep it down to 5 or 6 pages at the most even if you have to leave 40 or 50 missions out..we all await your long list anxiously Won't take that long: Expeditionary (1) cluster Air Medal (1) cluster Aerial Achievement (1) cluster Kuwait Liberation Good Conduct I could scan in my Flight records, but even my measly 5100 hours is pretty thick with small print. Then there's the 5,000 hours in C-141 cargo status... Now that's what I *demand* a medal for... You should have tried riding up front. The seats are much more comfortable. |
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