Re: OT: Physicians for a National Health Program

["Just Looking" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>We don't distinguish PHs by anything other than that. Just ask Bob
>Dole, who received a PH for a minor, self-inflicted wound in >WWII.

It was an accidentally "self inflicted" wound. He didn't deliberately injure
himself. He tossed a grenade, but not far enough.


"Doug Reese" <dreese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Dec 11, 6:06 am, "Edmund Fitzgerald" <e...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > "Nathan W. Collier" <n...@xxxxxxx> wrote in
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> > > "Doug Reese" <dre...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >
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> > >> This may come as a shock to you, but severity of the wound is not a
> > >> factor in determining if it qualifies for a Purple Heart.
> >
> > > perhaps not.....but sustaining an injury that is treated with a band
aid
> > > doesnt make one a hero.
> >
> > > --
> >
> > As I recall Kerry received a Purple Heart when he tossed a grenade in a
> > barrel of rice and took a couple of rice grains in the butt as he was
> > running away.  Another band aid injury.
>
> As is often the case with the anti-Kerry crowd, you recall
> incorrectly.
>
> The minor wound to which you refer was not what got Kerry a Purple
> Heart.
> Even though we had a guy killed then, it wasn't that injury.
>
> The Purple Heart situation was later in the day, when there was combat
> for the second time in several hours.
>
> > Am I correct that three such injuries got him three Purple Hearts that
took
> > him out of harms way?  I can't imagine Kerry would be proud of those
Purple
> > Hearts, especially considering the Purple Hearts earned by our soldiers
in
> > Iraq and Afghanistan.
>
> Purple Hearts are awarded for being wounded in the course of combat.
> It makes no difference if the wound is serious, or minor. For that
> matter, even if it is minor AND self-inflicted/friendly fire.
>
> We don't distinguish PHs by anything other than that. Just ask Bob
> Dole, who received a PH for a minor, self-inflicted wound in WWII.
>
> >I should think Kerry would be ashamed to even apply
> > for a Purple Heart for such an injury.  They need  to award Pink Hearts
for
> > those kinds of injuries.
>
> You don't "apply" for a Purple Heart.
>
> Doug Reese
>
> > I don't find much to like about Kerry.
>