mebbe you're right then. To be honest all I remember is the torn cartilage. I am not sure why he fell, though I got the impression he was in combat and fell while running. If I think of it in the next few days I'll ask him. I go past there a lot.
Dana On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:18:05 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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:5:132185 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
