Comments on: Breaking: Father of Slain Marine Wins Case Against the Reverend Phelps

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:32:25 +0000

This is somewhat out of character for me, but I sure wish Phelps would get lynched. His kind ain’t helpin’ anything, that boys’ an anchor, not a prop!

By: FrmrArtyOffcr

FrmrArtyOffcr — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:20:57 +0000

I had a Platoon Sergeant die in a hang gliding accident when I was on active duty. He got a military funeral, but didn’t get a medal.

By: TedintheShed

TedintheShed — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:31:34 +0000

“I mean for special “heroism”(combat related) there are special awards anyway:”

Yes- and this primary level award is called The Purple Heart. This is awarded because the injury was in the line of combat. If someone falls off a wall on a Fort within the United Staes, it is not combat related. The may crush a limb, and that is unfortuante. That does not diminish their service, nor does it merit a combat related citation such as The Purple Heart.

There are citations for non-combat related injuries already, IIRC. If you award the Purple Heart for any injury, it diminishes the meaning and history of The Purple Heart and those receipiants who received it in combat situations.

By: Matthias Roggenbuck

Matthias Roggenbuck — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:58:14 +0000

20- Sry…
As I mentioned it was an article in the (printed) Stern magazine which I read at the barber. It was about Iraq veterans.

By: Matthias Roggenbuck

Matthias Roggenbuck — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:53:35 +0000

17- Sasha,
as I already mentioned in my own post #9 the procedure (to not give the PH to non-combat wounded soldiers) is correctly implemented following the regulations for the PH. Nevertheless my personal feeling of justice and respect towards soldiers (and especially to those who will have to struggle with the consequences of the duty for the rest of their lives) regards this regulation as unfair!

To your crippled limbs it does not matter what was the cause of the mutiliation- the pain and the lasting results are the same and to Uncle Sam it’s nothing but a piece of metal and a gesture! I mean for special “heroism” (combat related) there are special awards anyway…

By: Sasha

Sasha — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:53:29 +0000

PCD! It’s getting to be about that time. I apologize for my absence. I’ve been so swamped with projects… but I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. As long as it ain’t a train coming toward me…

I’ll have to tell you about it offblog.

By: PCD

PCD — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:29:38 +0000

17,18, Hey Sasha, welcome back to the postings!

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:25:17 +0000

16- I was referring to the phantom soldier that was shit on by this country..pony up the details.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:18:50 +0000

#14

By: Sasha

Sasha — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:10:30 +0000

Regarding Phelps, he is as much a Christian as those in the Christian Identity movement.