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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Lawmakers, Vet Groups Panning Pentagon's New Medal

The military's new medal for cyber warriors should get a demotion, according to veterans groups and lawmakers who say it shouldn't outrank such revered honors as the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

The Distinguished Warfare Medal, announced by the Defense Department two weeks ago, is a sign of the changing nature of war, in which attacks conducted remotely have played an increasingly important role in gathering intelligence and killing enemy fighters and terrorists. It will recognize extraordinary achievement related to a military operation occurring after Sept. 11, 2001.

But the Veterans of Foreign War and other groups say that ranking it ahead of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart is an injustice to those who served on the front-lines.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 1, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    This is a lot of BS.
    Big difference in priority.
    Wonder if they get a purple heart for breaking a nail on the keyboard?

    This country has truly gone to hell in a basket.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 2, 2013 at 6:07 AM

    actually they'll have the chance to get a purple heart medal from chipping a tooth while sucking off their boyfired!

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