Subject: U$ Military Medals meaningless junk ...!
From: "John Smith"
Date: 8/31/03 5:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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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


Well, I have some and I have to agree in part. No they are not junk. The
the military has watered them down by giving them out like candy to a point.

I still respect the Silver Star and above, those seem to have been able to
retain their worthiness. But most medals below that have been given out way
too much to way too many people who didn't earn them.

We got one Air Medal for every 5 combat missions over Germany. And had you
flown those missions with you would realise that every AIr Medal was well
deserves and won the hard way. What about thr poor ******* that got shot down
on his 5th mission and his wife/kids.parebts got the medal aftewr his death.
Was thsat not fsairly won a nd well desrerved? We needed 65 missions to
complete a tour in B-26 Marauders. So guys walking around with 10 or more Air
Medals at a B-26 base was a common sight, And every one was fairly won and well
deserved including the ones won by guys who still lie over there to this day.
Lest we forget our absent friends.
Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer