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Iraq, Afghan War Vets Toss Away Their Medals.
NBCChicago ^
| 05/21/2012
Posted on 05/21/2012 1:50:28 PM PDT by izzatzo
Dozens of Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans who say NATO's military policies are a failure took their combat medals and threw them away in a symbolic event following a rally and march.
The vets literally tossed their medals when the march stopped near McCormick Place where dignitaries, world leaders and NATO brass were discussing world events.
Veterans took the microphone one-by-one at a rally after a more than 2-mile march to the summit site from a downtown Chicago park.
One veteran was 30-year-old Erica Slone of Cambridge, Ohio. Slone says her service taught her integrity and if she wants to live with integrity she has to get rid of her ribbon.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcchicago.com ...
TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: chicagog8; medals; military; throwawaymedals; veterans
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To: ExNewsExSpook
They might’ve found out what medals were allegedly thrown away - campaign & service awards or awards for valor. The article makes it sound as though repentant war heroes are joining OWS.
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posted on
05/21/2012 3:27:40 PM PDT
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skeeter
To: izzatzo
anybody can buy them and throw them for the camera... let's see their DD-214's
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posted on
05/21/2012 3:39:47 PM PDT
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Chode
(American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: skeeter
"There’s no way any principled vet would make such a statement in front of those clowns."
Not everyone who served is "honorable", though I bet there not alot of Good Conduct Medals" nor were thrown.
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05/22/2012 1:12:09 PM PDT
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RedMonqey
(Men who will not suffer to self govern, will suffer under the governance of lesser men.)
To: skeeter
"There’s no way any principled vet would make such a statement in front of those clowns."
Not everyone who served is "honorable", though I bet there not alot of Good Conduct Medals" were thrown.
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05/22/2012 1:12:30 PM PDT
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RedMonqey
(Men who will not suffer to self govern, will suffer under the governance of lesser men.)
To: skeeter
"There’s no way any principled vet would make such a statement in front of those clowns."
Not everyone who served is "honorable", though I bet there not alot of Good Conduct Medals" were thrown.
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05/22/2012 1:12:37 PM PDT
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RedMonqey
(Men who will not suffer to self govern, will suffer under the governance of lesser men.)
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