Subject: U$ Military Medals meaningless junk ...!
From: Alan Minyard
Date: 8/31/03 3:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 16:45:46 GMT, "Joey Bishop"
wrote:

"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. 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."

Are you trolling or are you really that ignorant?

Al Minyard


He is really that ignorant. Sounds like a jealous wanabee who never was and
never will be. We have a few of them around here never to be confused with
dedicated soldiers.


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
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