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Marine Earns Bronze Star With "V": "You eliminate the enemy and move to the next target"
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| February 8, 2009
| Bill Dupray
Posted on 02/08/2009 11:30:35 AM PST by Bill Dupray
War on Terror (yeah, we still use that phrase around here) hero time. Another United States Marine gets ambushed, wounded, stands, and fights, until his men can get away.
Let's not forget this Marine's name: Corporal Nicholas Cox.
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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; bronzestar; hero; marines; nicholascox; oef
To: Bill Dupray
And afterward some idiot chick newsie would ask him what did it feel like to kill those people and his answer would be: “Recoil ma'am, Recoil” ....
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posted on
02/08/2009 11:33:15 AM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
To: Bill Dupray
If Kerry rated a Silver Star this Marine deserves the CMOH. Noone can ever question whether this Bronze Star was earned. BZ Cpl Cox!
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posted on
02/08/2009 11:37:49 AM PST
by
jimfree
(Freep and ye shall find!)
To: jimfree
If Kerry rated a Silver Star this Marine deserves the CMOH.
There certainly is no honor in congress anymore, our nations highest award should be renamed so as not to besmirch the recipients.
To: bitterohiogunclinger
I’ve heard it just referred to as the MOH ... the president awards it(?) not congress ....
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posted on
02/08/2009 11:46:25 AM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
To: Nightshift
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posted on
02/08/2009 11:54:17 AM PST
by
tutstar
(Baptist Ping list - freepmail me to get on or off.)
To: Bill Dupray
Bronze, Silver, clusters, Navy Cross. CMOH....he KNOWS what he did, God bless him for it. Never to downgrade a medal, but he knows what he did, God knows, and his brothers know. I could give a rats ACORN if Congress evenknows what earning a medal is all about...they were NOT there; stuff them.
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posted on
02/08/2009 12:06:35 PM PST
by
Karliner
(Things are more like they are now than they have ever been before. DDE)
To: Bill Dupray; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2nd Bn, 11th Mar; 68 grunt; A.A. Cunningham; ASOC; ...
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posted on
02/08/2009 12:06:46 PM PST
by
freema
(MarineNiece,Daughter,Wife,Friend,Sister,Friend,Aunt,Friend,Mother,Friend,Cousin, FRiend)
To: bitterohiogunclinger
There certainly is no honor in congress anymore, our nations highest award should be renamed so as not to besmirch the recipients.Hear, hear!
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posted on
02/08/2009 12:22:41 PM PST
by
jimfree
(Freep and ye shall find!)
To: SkyDancer
Congress authorizes the award to an individual and the President awards it.
Semper Fi to this Marine...Ooo Rahhh!
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posted on
02/08/2009 12:26:40 PM PST
by
major_gaff
(University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
To: freema
I liked this comment at the end:
This kind of heroism is the essence of American greatness. When you read about 30 Marines getting ambushed by 250 terrorists . . . and crushing them, or about SEAL's rescuing a kidnapped American hostage and sending the kidnappers to Allah, you realize that heroics like this are the rule, not the exception.
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posted on
02/08/2009 12:29:41 PM PST
by
2111USMC
To: major_gaff
OK - wasn't sure how that went .... my dad's a former marine (there ain't no 'ex' as he says) - wasn't home. Sempre Fi
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posted on
02/08/2009 12:33:07 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
To: SkyDancer; usmcobra
Cobra’s Corollary Number Seven
Other than the words “United States” nothing should be attached to the Front of Marine, and only Veteran should follow when describing all Marines not presently serving in uniform.
(This includes “former” : )
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posted on
02/08/2009 1:03:08 PM PST
by
freema
(MarineNiece,Daughter,Wife,Friend,Sister,Friend,Aunt,Friend,Mother,Friend,Cousin, FRiend)
To: freema
It usually comes up when someone says "so, you're an ex marine" - my dad quickly informs them otherwise .... :)
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posted on
02/08/2009 1:08:24 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
To: bitterohiogunclinger
“If Kerry rated a Silver Star this Marine deserves the CMOH.”
Sadly, in Vietnam officers got silver stars for doing virtually nothing. It does appear they have cleaned this up in Iraq.
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posted on
02/08/2009 1:12:41 PM PST
by
yazoo
To: freema
Another witness of what the Marine Corps. can produce. Real heros.
To: SkyDancer
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posted on
02/08/2009 5:02:32 PM PST
by
freema
(MarineNiece,Daughter,Wife,Friend,Sister,Friend,Aunt,Friend,Mother,Friend,Cousin, FRiend)
To: freema
Thanks! I have a night shirt with that on it ....
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posted on
02/08/2009 5:07:30 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad, Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
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