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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 11:40 AM Original message |
Some soldiers cry foul over medals |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. Are they running low on incentives to keep the commanders in Iraq |
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Oaklander (166 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 12:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Pretty standard fare, actually. |
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Luvpurp (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
2. Is anyone surprised of this in Dubya's America? |
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Salviati (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 11:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. it's just like their economic policy... |
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mmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 11:59 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I love that phrase: Socialized risk and privatized profit |
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kimchi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 02:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Great phrase! |
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NewYorkerfromMass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
4. a NEW medal flap? |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
5. It's Medal CREEP |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 12:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. In '92 we had a platoon Sgt. (E-8) who refused to wear his Bronze star |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 12:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I can believe that |
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OneOneBravo (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 01:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. 2 kinds of Bronze Star Medals (BSM) |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 02:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Yup. |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 02:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. CIB is worn on top of all other medals including Medal of Honor |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 02:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Thank you -- You are absolutely correct |
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newyawker99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 04:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Hi OneOneBravo!! |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 04:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Where did you find or hear this quote by Gillepsie? |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 05:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Now how do you do that? |
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MaineDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. My first thought, and I apologize for conspiracy-thinking... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 04:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Mine too |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
11. Non-Military personnel (contractors) also receiving Bronze Stars |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 03:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Now that really sucks |
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maxrandb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
12. Let me give you a perfect example |
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Zech Marquis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 01:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. so if I was a an officer in charge of say... |
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displacedtexan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
17. They handed them out like candy in Bush War I. |
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Twillig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 06:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. absolutely goddam right. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
20. I got hit with a strange popup when I came into this thread |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 03:47 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. SO DID I---- WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON? |
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Skinner ADMIN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 04:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. It's okay. |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 05:00 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Sorry about that I didn't realize it would cause a problem |
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No Passaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
28. I saw it first hand |
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OneOneBravo (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-26-04 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
30. Original intent of the Bronze Star medal |
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