Re: OT: Physicians for a National Health Program

[Doug Reese <dreese@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Dec 11, 9:02 am, "Just Looking" <nos...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >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.
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> It was an accidentally "self inflicted" wound. He didn't deliberately injure
> himself. He tossed a grenade, but not far enough.

If you are speaking about Dole, that's how I heard it -- from his
autobiography.

I assume you know Kerry didn't delibertly injure himself . . . . or do
you?

Doug Reese

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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.
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> > > > perhaps not.....but sustaining an injury that is treated with a band
> aid
> > > > doesnt make one a hero.
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> > > > --
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> > > 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.
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> > As is often the case with the anti-Kerry crowd, you recall
> > incorrectly.
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> > 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.
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> > The Purple Heart situation was later in the day, when there was combat
> > for the second time in several hours.
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> > > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > >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.
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> > You don't "apply" for a Purple Heart.
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> > Doug Reese
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> > > I don't find much to like about Kerry.- Hide quoted text -
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