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lumberjack_jeff

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16. Here's the medal.

Reply to WinkyDink (Original post)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 11:41 AM

Feb 2013

I have my dad's bronze star and purple heart from the battle of the bulge here in my office.

That rumbling sound is about 10 million veterans rolling over in their graves.

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"Combat Medals For Drone Pilots Nowhere Close To Battle" [View all] WinkyDink Feb 2013 OP

They gave more medals to people at the Pentagon than were in Grenada at the time. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #1

Kill women and children, don't put your own ass on the line, get a medal. MadHound Feb 2013 #2

stupid Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #3

I know what's coming next ... lpbk2713 Feb 2013 #4

Oh, it's a cluster all right Orrex Feb 2013 #6

The actual design is in my DoD link. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #8

. jsr Feb 2013 #5

I might be able to see a unit commendation award in much the same way as.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #7

Question, was that over Europe? MadHound Feb 2013 #10

Dad was based in an airfield in southern Italy and did runs over Germany, Austria, Rumania,.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #11

Banging my head on the steering wheel this A.M. after hearing this report bullwinkle428 Feb 2013 #9

The important question: redgreenandblue Feb 2013 #12

Not only that, but would I get credit for the time I've already put into Battlefield 3? Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #22

SNAFU: "Situation Normal--All Fucked Up" pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #13

They aren't combatants. They're executioners "just following orders". Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #14

If the medal is engraved with number of innocents killed then I say go for it. peace13 Feb 2013 #15

Here's the medal. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #16

My dad received the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Air Medals, kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #17

This seems like an admission that drone strikes are acts of war. morningfog Feb 2013 #18

Just send them a tshirt with their high score NightWatcher Feb 2013 #19

Booo . . . . . . JDPriestly Feb 2013 #20

Why not the Nobel Peace Prize? nt woo me with science Feb 2013 #21