>>He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, according to Buzzfeed. He was also an enlisted surface warfare specialist and was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, records show.
Geedunk medal, 3 “I was there” medals, a “four years of undetected crime” medal, and and ESWS (which the requirements to obtain are pitifully easy these days).
Not the war hero that the headline implies. Just a guy doing his job. Just like his brother (right up to the point where he went SJS with his new “bride”—who was coincidentally named after an 11th century Jihadi who attacked Valencia to take Spain for islam).
while that is likely true, the point is to separate wheat from chaff
there is an apparent valid distinction here
Thank you for pointing that out. Given the source, one has to be suspicious of their spin.