I'm saying you might have misunderstood him. I don't think tripping qualifies but if he was knocked down by something and injured his knee...
The PURPLE HEART is awarded to members of the armed forces of the U.S. who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those who are killed in action or die of wounds received in action. It is specifically a combat decoration. http://www.purpleheart.org/explanation.htm --- dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > so that guy is a liar too? Or just a coward? He > seemed pretty sure he > had gotten a Purple Heart and he didn't seem all > that happy about me > saying that had I been around at the time I might > have helped draftees > get to Canada. In other words, I believe him. He > runs a bookstore > where I am a customer so I could always go tell him > that you think he > is wrong about that :) > > Seriously, Sam, I think *any* injury while in a > combat zone qualifies. > Though I am definitely not the list's expert on > things military. > > Dana > > > On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 14:22:07 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > thank you, Larry. You know, it just really tees > me > > > off that a man who > > > avoided military service is calling someone who > > > went, and got shot at, > > > a coward. > > Bush never said that, he called Kerry a hero. The > > Swiftvets might get somne funding from Republicans > but > > that doesn't tie in Bush. > > > > That's like saying everything in the Moore movie > comes > > from Kerry. > > > > > > > I was complaining about that this this > > > morning and it turned > > > out that the guy I was talking to had a Purple > Heart > > > himself, torn > > > knee from a fall. > > > > I don't think that qualifies for a purple heart. > > I could be wrong. > > > > -sm > > > > _______________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > > http://vote.yahoo.com > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=34 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132178 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
