Comments on: The Medal of Honor http://urbangrounds.com/2008/03/medal-of-honor/ Off-the-cuff commentary on the day's events Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:09:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt http://urbangrounds.com/2008/03/medal-of-honor/#comment-159752 Matt Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:58:33 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2008/03/26/medal-of-honor/#comment-159752 It is sad that we fail to recognize many MOH nominees from the long Wars that we are in. I have seen too many citations denied because of opinions from desk sitting politicians, old war protesters, and non combatants....less cordially known as REMFs. They are failing our nation. During Vietnam and Korea, When we did not have so many "non -military experienced"/ members of congress the approval rate was higher. Our percentage of combat veterans in the voting bodies was higher , now we have more liberal pinkos that in their hearts hate military members. Here is some of USA todays manifesto; "The lack of such medals — by comparison, two were awarded for fighting in Somalia — reflects today's unconventional warfare and the superior weaponry of U.S. forces, military experts say. It's not that today's troops lack valor, but they lack opportunities to display it in the extraordinary way that would merit the Medal of Honor. "The situations today are less likely to warrant the Medal of Honor than in past conflicts," says Nicholas Kehoe, president of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. "That doesn't mean our troops aren't acting courageously or even heroically." taken from http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-12-27-valor_x.htm This is ludicrous. I have seen Marines meet the requirements and be denied because of second opinions. It sickens me every time that i think of it. It is sad that we fail to recognize many MOH nominees from the long Wars that we are in. I have seen too many citations denied because of opinions from desk sitting politicians, old war protesters, and non combatants….less cordially known as REMFs. They are failing our nation. During Vietnam and Korea, When we did not have so many “non -military experienced”/ members of congress the approval rate was higher. Our percentage of combat veterans in the voting bodies was higher , now we have more liberal pinkos that in their hearts hate military members.

Here is some of USA todays manifesto;
“The lack of such medals — by comparison, two were awarded for fighting in Somalia — reflects today’s unconventional warfare and the superior weaponry of U.S. forces, military experts say. It’s not that today’s troops lack valor, but they lack opportunities to display it in the extraordinary way that would merit the Medal of Honor.

“The situations today are less likely to warrant the Medal of Honor than in past conflicts,” says Nicholas Kehoe, president of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. “That doesn’t mean our troops aren’t acting courageously or even heroically.” taken from http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-12-27-valor_x.htm

This is ludicrous. I have seen Marines meet the requirements and be denied because of second opinions. It sickens me every time that i think of it.

]]> By: Richard http://urbangrounds.com/2008/03/medal-of-honor/#comment-134055 Richard Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:53:00 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2008/03/26/medal-of-honor/#comment-134055 Robbie, I stand corrected. TetVet is correct in that it is John Finn. It was a long day yesterday, however that is no excuse for not getting it right. Robbie,
I stand corrected. TetVet is correct in that it is John Finn. It was a long day yesterday, however that is no excuse for not getting it right.

]]> By: Robbie Cooper http://urbangrounds.com/2008/03/medal-of-honor/#comment-134054 Robbie Cooper Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:42:33 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2008/03/26/medal-of-honor/#comment-134054 Thanks TetVet --- I'm just going by what my brother-in-law emailed me (that's him in the photo). Richard --- are you sure that's George "Bud" Day? Thanks TetVet — I’m just going by what my brother-in-law emailed me (that’s him in the photo).

Richard — are you sure that’s George “Bud” Day?

]]> By: TetVet68 http://urbangrounds.com/2008/03/medal-of-honor/#comment-134046 TetVet68 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:16:45 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2008/03/26/medal-of-honor/#comment-134046 Robbie Cooper: I respectfully submit this correction to your photo caption. That is not Medal of Honor recipient, George "Bud" Day. Rather it is America's oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, living his 99th year, former Aviation Chief Ordnanceman (ACOM), later wartime commissioned Lieutenant John W. Finn, USN (Ret.). He is also the last surviving Medal of Honor, "The Day of Infamy", Japanese Attack on the Hawaiian Islands, Naval Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941. See my photo album tribute: http://news.webshots.com/album/141695570BONFYl <font color="red">[Editor --- Thanks for the heads up and correction. The caption has been fixed accordingly.]</font> Robbie Cooper:

I respectfully submit this correction to your photo caption. That is not Medal of Honor recipient, George “Bud” Day. Rather it is America’s oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, living his 99th year, former Aviation Chief Ordnanceman (ACOM), later wartime commissioned Lieutenant John W. Finn, USN (Ret.). He is also the last surviving Medal of Honor, “The Day of Infamy”, Japanese Attack on the Hawaiian Islands, Naval Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941.

See my photo album tribute:
http://news.webshots.com/album/141695570BONFYl

[Editor --- Thanks for the heads up and correction. The caption has been fixed accordingly.]

]]> By: Rich http://urbangrounds.com/2008/03/medal-of-honor/#comment-134045 Rich Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:36:49 +0000 http://urbangrounds.com/2008/03/26/medal-of-honor/#comment-134045 Robbie, I had the pleasure of serving as an escort during the 2002 MOH convention when it was here in Shreveport. I assisted Robert Bush while he was in town for the week. I spent everyday with him and our family went out to eat with him. He was a wonderful guy and the whole family loved him. He even offered to write Nathan a letter of recommendation to the Naval Academy. It was a sad day when he passed away a couple of years later. Along with him I meet many others during the convention, it was a truly inspirational experience. Here are a couple of links that tell his story. From the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/09/AR2005110902408.html" rel="nofollow">Washington Post</a> and <a href="http://www.pbs.org/weta/americanvalor/stories/bush.html" rel="nofollow">PBS</a> Robbie,

I had the pleasure of serving as an escort during the 2002 MOH convention when it was here in Shreveport. I assisted Robert Bush while he was in town for the week.

I spent everyday with him and our family went out to eat with him. He was a wonderful guy and the whole family loved him. He even offered to write Nathan a letter of recommendation to the Naval Academy. It was a sad day when he passed away a couple of years later. Along with him I meet many others during the convention, it was a truly inspirational experience. Here are a couple of links that tell his story.

From the Washington Post

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PBS

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