--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: <snip> > Jstein , I'm working up my e-mail list one at a time. If Vietnam era Purple > hearts did indeed not require anything more than being in action against the > enemy and not in actual combat I suppose just about any scratch received on a > mission could "entitle" one to that medal. But it doesn't do anything to > earn the respect of those that really did take a serious wound or died or knew > those who did.
If it doesn't, it's a testament to their own pettiness. As I pointed out in my previous post, any "scratch" received on a mission indicates the soldier was exposed to extreme danger, and that if he escaped with only a minor wound, he was just lucky. Nobody--*nobody*--disagrees that Swift Boat duty was as dangerous as it gets. I can't begin to express my contempt for anyone who doesn't respect that obvious fact. Especially when the lack of respect is politically motivated. I'm sitting here typing this with my Uncle's picture and Purple > heart in front of me who died in combat by a Japanese bullet while he was > in the Pacific. I seriously doubt your late uncle would have approved of your attitude, much less of your exploiting his memory in an attempt to defend it. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
