"Metalgate"
This kind of pisses me off. In this article it describes an officer applying for a medal that is supposed to go to grunts, plus, a flight crew getting the Distinguished Flying Cross for dropping a smart bomb on 'not-saddam'
the author describes what the Destinguished Flying Cros (DFC) was previously given for 'hobbling home, skimming over Germany in a B-17, all shot up and on a single engine" (paraphrase)
that is exactly what my father had to go through to get his DFC and to see it go to a crew that merely executed an ill defined mission is a slap in my father's face
medalgate from a site dedicated to truth for soldiers
the author describes what the Destinguished Flying Cros (DFC) was previously given for 'hobbling home, skimming over Germany in a B-17, all shot up and on a single engine" (paraphrase)
that is exactly what my father had to go through to get his DFC and to see it go to a crew that merely executed an ill defined mission is a slap in my father's face
medalgate from a site dedicated to truth for soldiers
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Unfortunately(?) in today's environment killing is not as personal as it used to be. Now we can kill from the other side of the world. What a hero. It is a blight on people who did the hard yards in the trenches and actually fought for their country (be it just or not).
Killing is so impersonal these days that I want no part of it