Peter Stickney ) wrote:
: In article ,
: "Kevin Brooks" writes:
:
: "Fred the Red Shirt" wrote in message
: om...
: "Kevin Brooks" wrote in message
: ...
:
: No, he is merely pointing out the obvious fact that not *every* Silver
: Star
: was evidence of heroism, and his example of LBJ is an appropriate one in
: this case.
:
: I'd like to hear more bout LBJ's silver star.
:
: After wrangling himself a USNR commission, he junketed to the southwest
: Pacific and rode in a single sortie (some accounts indicate a milk run) on a
: B-26. After he landed they pinned a SS on him, with appropriate press
: coverage, of course. Pretty disgusting, all in all.

: To make things even less palatable, the B-26 he was on had developed a
: case of teh Galloping Ner-get-overs, and aborted the mission before
: even coming close to the target area.

Let's be clear though--MacArthur requested and authorized the
medal because he knew LBJ was FDR's protege and thought this would
get him (Mac) some points.
Nevertheless LBJ proudly wore the ribbon for the rest of his
life. You can see it in his lapel in every picture.