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To: RJL
He has my vote for The Congessional Medal of Honor.

He doesn't have mine. While there is no doubt he was a great Marine,he didn't do anything to deserve the MOH. It ain't a "good old boy" award. Read some of the citations for yourself and you will see what I mean.

25 posted on 05/27/2002 4:16:57 PM PDT by sneakypete
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To: sneakypete
He doesn't have mine. While there is no doubt he was a great Marine,he didn't do anything to deserve the MOH. It ain't a "good old boy" award. Read some of the citations for yourself and you will see what I mean.

Oh, PLEASE.

The assassination of the NVA General *alone* is enough for Gunny Hathcock to have received the Medal of Honor.

I respect very few humans, and I am in absolute awe of this man.

34 posted on 05/28/2002 1:05:40 AM PDT by fire_eye
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To: sneakypete
Read some of the citations for yourself and you will see what I mean.

Oh, I've read them.

I suppose holding down an entire company of enemy singlehandledly for 5 days while living on chocolate bars in the 100 degree heat isn't good enough for you either?

(Of course, then again, Hathcock's commanding general turned down suggestions that Hathcock be extracted, since he knew Hathcock was capable of keeping any number of enemy pinned down singlehandledly, so maybe you have a point).

Hathcock was the best rifleman in the world. Hathcock won the Wimbledon Cup. Hathcock... Oh, never mind. You must just not understand.

The CMH is barely, *barely* enough for this man...

35 posted on 05/28/2002 1:19:15 AM PDT by fire_eye
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