I guess I'm not surprised. It's a culture that has gotten out of control. When one award means nothing, none of them mean anything.
Many years ago I attended a staff NCO academy graduation for some of my AF NCOs (I had an interesting career) at Kirtland AFB and at the dress dinner afterward, I sat across from a young, pretty female AF NCO who was wearing a Bronze Star. I have the same medal - but with the V - so I asked her what war she was in and she answered "Grenada". I asked her what she did to earn the award and she said that she "assisted logistics for the war at the Pentagon". I was taken aback and resolved that I would avoid wearing my medals in the future - it's an option we have in The Marine Corps and I rarely wore anything on my uniform after that.
I recall several high ranking desk jockies in the CONUS getting Bronze Stars during the first Gulf War.
I was attached to a Combined/Joint activity in Afghanistan during 2006 and had the pleasure of ripping up an Air Medal package put in for a female A1C. The entire package consisted of things she “might” have experienced had they happened.