Posted on 06/24/2006 6:53:43 PM PDT by TexasPatriot8
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Stolen Valor Act of 2005
But in a 1996 newspaper article, Fox questioned whether Murtha deserved his Purple Hearts, alleging that there was insufficient evidence of injuries and that Murtha was never confined to a hospital.
"Of course Congressman Saylor wanted to help if he could, but there was nothing in the service record to indicate the wounds were of any severity and the documents specifically indicated that next of kin was not notified in either instance," Fox told the Herald-Standard in 1996. "We were amazed that Mr. Murtha was asking for Purple Hearts for superficial lacerations," he added.
Murtha's accounts of his Vietnam War wounds may also conflict with the available U.S. Marine medical records obtained by the media.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on May 12, 2002, reported that "Marine Corps casualty records show that Murtha was injured in 'hostile' actions near Danang, Vietnam, on March 22, 1967, and May 7, 1967.
"In the first incident, his right cheek was lacerated, and in the second, he was lacerated above his left eye. Neither injury required evacuation," the Post-Gazette reported.
But an Oct. 26, 1994, article in the Herald-Standard quoted Murtha as describing two different injuries.
"I was wounded in the arm with shrapnel from a bullet that hit the motor mount of a helicopter. In the other, my knee was banged up and my arm was banged up when a helicopter was shot down from a very few feet," Murtha told the Herald-Standard.
A June 1, 1967 report in the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat quoted a letter that the newspaper indicated was sent by Murtha to his wife that same year. The letter apparently detailed yet another version of how Murtha qualified for one of his Purple Hearts. According to the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, Murtha's injuries involved his being "struck in the ankle" by a "shot that ricocheted off the helicopter."
Murtha's War Hero Status Called Into Question?By Marc Morano and Randy Hall?CNSNews.com Staff ?January 13, 2006
The MSM calls any Democrat who served a "hero". (You'll never hear Ollie North called one.) Someone like Hannity or Rush needs to dig into this. Irey couldn't do it--even if she wanted to. Most people who serve don't end up in combat. Attacking Murtha could backfire and alienate vets who served in a similar, noncombat, capacity.
How does this translate to 40 years in the military?
So if I'm reading this correctly, he's actually been out of the military for almost 40 years!!!
Are they rubber-banding the "no such thing an EX-marine" to pretend he's 'still' a marine, therefore the longevity factor?
Sounds really strained but, then again, we are talking about democrats.
BUT the importent thing is to get RUSH, O'R, Ann C, FOX, etc all on this NOW.
Expose this rat - if we could shut him down, it could make a big difference to our troops - and to Iraqi citizens who, with cause, may be afraid to help us find terrorists because of the cut and run rhetoric of murtha (he doesn't even deserve a capitol on is own name) and his traitorous comrades in DC
Here's what Wiki says about him
Here's the CNS story from Jan. 13
And it doesn't appear that he has signed SF 180 which would answer Baily's charges.
No he never went to Korea in the USMC.
Pukin Dog, I made the very same point on a separate thread last week, to the dismay of some. We should be much more concerned about what Murtha is doing now than what he might have done forty years ago. As I pointed out before, Benedict Arnold was a true war hero; fought bravely against the French, and rose to become one of Washington's best and most trusted generals. But that didn't stop him from committing treason by selling out to the British.
I don't care what Murtha did decades ago. Let's focus on what the damned traitor is doing now...
When did this guy,Murtha go to college?
He was not awarded any Purple Hearts while in Vietnam in 66. He did "apply" for Purple Hearts in 1968 when he was in politics.
this is what we need to concentrate on - it was mentioned back when murtha first opened his traitorous mouth - that he was putting up a screen to protect himself from an investigation that was on the horizon.
The rationale was that if the republicans exposed him now it could be spun as retaliation and thus not to be believed.
Time to call this bluff - and I suspicion he became point man on this diatribe against our troops and the cut and run crappola as a waterboy for kerrykennedyreid and gang by accepting an offer he couldn't refuse. He carries the water, they cover for him.
No he never went to Korea in the USMC.
Wiki says "He fought in the Korean War and earned the American Spirit Honor Medal."
I wonder if the rest of the time is IRR (Individual Ready Reserves). If he did spend 37 years in the marines, he would have a military retirement. Has anyone check his financial statement to see if it list his miltary retirement?
Wiki is bullshit.
Wasn't he in the frontlines in The Battle of Abscam?
Good point!
And it would not be that hard for someone to check.
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