"Gord Beaman" wrote in message
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This is quite true. It's also sad that the average person will be
more impressed with her getting the medal and all the obvious PR
bull**** than to be impressed with the Army if it had followed
the proper procedures WRT medals and given her only those she had
earned then scooting her home quietly. This is what SHOULD have
impressed the most people.

Perhaps it's really true when they say "Bull**** baffles Brains".

What would have impressed me more would have been the Army requiring combat
training to all troops ala USMC style. You didn't hear of Marine supply
convoys getting snuffed. The Lynch PR spin IMHO is to deflect attention away
from the fact that the unit was completely combat ineffective, couldn't
navigate, couldn't communicate, and had no combat escort. They were given a
map and told "See ya in Baghdad!" The Army has forgotten the idea that
everyone is a Soldier first.