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2004-08-19 Home Front: Politix
Judicial Watch Calls For Investigation Into Kerry's Medals, Anti-War Actions
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Posted by Norman Rogers 2004-08-19 12:01:34 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Is Judicial Watch small enough to be ignored by the MSM?
I guess we'll find out.
Posted by JerseyMike 2004-08-19 3:38:17 PM||   2004-08-19 3:38:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Upon the conclusion of the Viet Nam war, a study was done at the Pentagon concerning the criterion used by the services in recognizing “heroic” action in a combat situation. In a nutshell, following Tet (Feb ’68), there was a marked increase (explosion) in the type and number of awards. Not necessarily because there was an accompanying increase in heroic events, but rather there was a perceived need to create “heroes”. What passed for “doing one’s job” became “gallantry in action”. Not all the services bought into the inflation program, with the Medal of Honor holding its unique status. The US Army and the Marines, for the most part, restrained the urge to “pass’em out” while the USN and USAF were nearly tied for recognizing their own on every occasion. Even among the returning POW’s there was a distinct gap between what was considered “appropriate”. The USAF and USN averaged seven and six awards per individual, while the US Army and Marines four. The most numerous medal issued…the Purple Heart.

A Marine once wrote following his tour in Nam:

I’m reminded of Napoleon’s observation that he could get soldiers to risk their lives fighting his battles for nothing more than a piece of ribbon. But, there was a little of Napoleon’s soldier in all of us: we wanted to return home with at least one piece of ribbon.

I guess some of us were willing to pay any price to get it…right Mr. Kerry!
Posted by RN  2004-08-19 3:46:15 PM||   2004-08-19 3:46:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I wouldn't even bother with an investigation. Just expose his phony BS publicly and ridicule him publicly. There's other things more worthy of JW's time and money than Kerry's exaggerations/lies. The blogosphere is already doing a pretty good job of picking him apart.
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-19 4:07:21 PM||   2004-08-19 4:07:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I think Kerry is channeling Commander Mc Bragg from the Underdog Show.
Posted by Super Hose 2004-08-20 12:57:17 AM||   2004-08-20 12:57:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 What's with the cartoons yesterday? Was everyone rereading the Clutch Cargo thread from last year?
Posted by Shipman 2004-08-20 7:21:50 AM||   2004-08-20 7:21:50 AM|| Front Page Top

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