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Attack hero refused gallantry medal
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| 4/11/02
Posted on 11/04/2002 10:08:39 AM PST by Jakarta ex-pat
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BOO to red tape.
Any chance Freepers could help?
To: ALOHA RONNIE
ping
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posted on
11/04/2002 10:11:32 AM PST
by
SJackson
To: Jakarta ex-pat; ALOHA RONNIE
Heads up!
To: Jakarta ex-pat
But the government's Ceremonial Secretariat said Mr Rescorla had mainly helped non-UK citizens and an award could set a precedent. Gee, we'd hate to encourage Englishmen to save the lives of more non-British subjects. Sorry! Their lives just aren't worth as much as ours, dear chap.
To: Jakarta ex-pat
"In this case Rick Rescorla is eligible but the people he helped to rescue were not exclusively UK citizens. " Its a pity the perpetrators were not so discriminate as this UK beaurocracy wants to be, perhaps Mr. Rescorla might still be here today.
A picture of Rick, taken by Peter Arnett, can be found below. If someone has better capabilities than me, please feel free to post it.
http://www.lzxray.com/18.htm
To: Jakarta ex-pat
...the government's Ceremonial Secretariat said Mr Rescorla had mainly helped non-UK citizens and an award could set a precedent. So much for globalism.
To: MadIvan
So, he knew who he was helping out of the building by country of origin...HUMMM...
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posted on
11/04/2002 10:31:50 AM PST
by
alisasny
To: Jakarta ex-pat
To: Jakarta ex-pat
Could anything make more clear the difference between a Hero and a Bureaucrat?
Godspeed Rick Rescorla.
To: Jakarta ex-pat
Gallantry awards can be given to non-UK citizens who save or attempt to save the life of a UK citizen either in the UK or abroad. Seems simple enough . . . Did he save the life of a UK citizen or not?
To: Teacher317
Take it easy. Just because they can't give him this
particular award doesn't mean they can't honor him in some other way.
You don't give the Flying Cross to an airline pilot, even though he may conduct himself in some extremely worthy manner. The Medal of Honor is not given to non-military personnel, even though many say that some firemen would qualify otherwise.
I don't think the Brits should have to change their standards in order to keep up with the flavor of the week. Rescorla clearly deserves recognition, but they can do that without changing the rules. What's next, nominating The Sopranos for an Oscar?
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posted on
11/04/2002 10:38:20 AM PST
by
Mr. Bird
To: Jakarta ex-pat; Matt Drudge; Fred Mertz; Dr. Frank; mr spike; Landru; Lexington Green; ...
...RICK RESCORLA... Battle of IA DRANG-1965...
http://www.lzxray.com
Signed:..AL0HA RONNIE Guyer / Vet-Battle of IA DRANG-1965
To: All
...To sign the Petition for President BUSH to give ..RICK RESCORLA.. the Medal of Freedom Award:
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To: Mr. Bird
...So it the British Royal Family still considering a...
...Sir RICK RESCORLA...?
To: ALOHA RONNIE
Sorry Sarge, there appears to be a problem with (your) petition page.
A Rick Rescorla... -BTTT-
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posted on
11/04/2002 12:31:29 PM PST
by
Landru
To: Jakarta ex-pat
I think you might be able to try again and see if you can reach a different bureaucrat. This one says he doesn't qualify because the people he saved were "not exclusively UK citizens." But surely if ANY of the people he saved were UK citizens, he would qualify.
Where in the rules does it say that the medal can't be given if you accidentally save a few foreigners in the process of saving fellow Brits?
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posted on
11/04/2002 1:05:59 PM PST
by
Cicero
To: Mr. Bird
The medal of Honor is not given to non-military personnel, even though many would say that some firemen would qualify otherwise. Such as aviator Charles Lindburgh or those firemen responding to the Jap sneak bombing at Pearl Harbor? Yes, when an undeclared war comes suddenly to former, maybe even non-military personnel who react with the habits of a soldier, maybe it is appropriate to so award the MOH in such circumstances. If not, then we're not really in a *War on Terror,* just an excuse for some of George Bush's business partners to use the military to rid themselves of a few problems in oil-producing country and secure some more pipeline routes.
But Rick Rescola lived a soldier's life, and he died like one.
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posted on
11/04/2002 1:39:21 PM PST
by
archy
To: Jakarta ex-pat
... and yet, Alan Greenspan can be a knight.
Rick Rescorla lived by a code of honor, he slew dragons, and he rescued damsels in distress. If that ain't a Knight, what is?. His native land dishonors itself by refusing to honor its own true heroes.
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